Chris Gayer

Background

About Chris Gayer

I lead opportunity development for Eastern Shawnee Professional Services, a Tribally owned 8(a) professional services firm delivering environmental, GIS, engineering, and professional services to tribal governments and federal agencies across Indian Country. My work spans the full BD lifecycle from market scanning and partner selection through client engagement and proposal development, with a focus on federal set-aside vehicles and direct tribal procurement. What distinguishes my approach is a working technical foundation built over 17 years in environmental compliance, NEPA, and GIS. I have prepared EIS, EA, and Categorical Exclusion documents, led ESA Section 7 consultations, and managed spatial data programs supporting large-scale land and resource management projects across the Intermountain West. That background allows me to engage substantively with clients on the technical dimensions of environmental reviews, site assessments, brownfields, cultural resources, and GIS infrastructure and translate those conversations into scoped, credible proposals. I have particular familiarity with the regulatory and jurisdictional complexity of work on tribal trust lands, including coordination across tribal departments and alignment with BIA, BLM, EPA, USFS, and USACE frameworks. That context informs how I identify partners, structure teaming arrangements, and position ESPS competitively across a range of procurement environments. ESPS holds 8(a), ISBEE, and IEE designations. Our delivery model combines in-house project management and contract administration with established technical partners across environmental consulting, GIS, engineering, and healthcare staffing.