Abigail Wheeler

Abigail Wheeler serves as a key procurement lead within the Grays Harbor Transportation Authority, driving the acquisition of technical and design services critical to modernizing regional transportation infrastructure. In her role, she manages the full lifecycle of contracts for digital systems and engineering design, ensuring alignment with the agency’s mission to enhance mobility, safety, and operational resilience. She oversees competitive solicitations for technology-enabled transit solutions, including route optimization platforms, data integration systems, and digital planning tools, often coordinating with engineering and IT teams to define technical requirements and evaluate vendor proposals. Wheeler maintains a vendor-agnostic procurement approach, engaging with a broad spectrum of qualified contractors specializing in systems design and architectural services. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently evaluates firms with proven experience in transportation-specific software development and infrastructure planning, favoring those with demonstrated expertise in scalable, interoperable solutions. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for open competition and performance-based outcomes, encouraging innovation through clear statement of work development and rigorous technical evaluation criteria. Her procurement activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of acquisitions conducted under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on technical merit and capability over socioeconomic classifications, prioritizing the highest-quality service delivery to meet complex infrastructure goals. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through set-asides, she remains open to qualified small firms that meet stringent technical and compliance standards. Wheeler’s primary focus lies in NAICS 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services) and 541310 (Architectural Services), reflecting her specialization in procuring digital infrastructure and physical design solutions for transportation networks. She routinely acquires custom software development, GIS-based planning tools, traffic modeling systems, and integrated design services that support multimodal transit planning and long-term asset resilience. Her technical expertise centers on interoperable, data-driven transportation systems that enhance service reliability and public safety.