Abigail Reid

Abigail Reid serves as a key procurement lead within Cherokee County, South Carolina, supporting the agency’s mission to safeguard public health and infrastructure through strategic acquisition of engineering and environmental services. In her role, she manages the full lifecycle of contracts for professional engineering solutions and nonhazardous waste management systems, ensuring compliance with state and federal regulatory frameworks. Her acquisitions directly enable the modernization of landfill operations and the development of safety-critical public works plans, aligning with the county’s long-term sustainability goals. She routinely handles competitive sealed bidding and negotiated procurements under FAR guidelines, with a focus on performance-based contracting for technical services. Reid cultivates collaborative relationships with a diverse pool of engineering consultants, waste treatment specialists, and environmental contractors, prioritizing technical competency and regulatory compliance over volume-based vendor preferences. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages firms with proven experience in landfill design, geotechnical analysis, and solid waste operations. Her procurement approach emphasizes transparency, competitive fairness, and vendor accountability, fostering long-term partnerships with contractors who demonstrate operational reliability and environmental stewardship. Reid’s contracting activity reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of awards issued under non-set-aside categories. She does not currently leverage socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, instead focusing on merit-based selection grounded in technical capability and past performance. This approach underscores a commitment to achieving optimal outcomes for public infrastructure projects, even in the absence of targeted small business set-asides. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), 562212 (Solid Waste Landfill), and 562219 (Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal). She procures specialized services including landfill liner system design, leachate management planning, compaction engineering, and compliance monitoring for EPA-regulated waste facilities, demonstrating deep domain expertise in environmental engineering and sustainable waste infrastructure.