Alesia Benton

Alesia Benton serves as a Contract Specialist with the W071 Endist Seattle office under the Department of the Army, where she plays a pivotal role in executing civil infrastructure acquisitions critical to military installation resilience across the Pacific Northwest. She manages the full lifecycle of construction contracts, from solicitation and source selection to award and contract administration, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and mission-driven objectives. Her portfolio is exclusively focused on heavy civil engineering projects, particularly those involving public works that sustain and modernize Army infrastructure. Benton’s work directly supports the agency’s mission to enhance coastal, hydraulic, and transportation infrastructure vital to operational readiness. She maintains consistent, long-term relationships with a core group of qualified contractors, including RDC JPA Architecture, FinCantieri Marine Repair LLC, Walsh Federal LLC, Absher Construction Co., and Big River Construction Inc. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in complex civil construction, marine repair, and federal facility development. Benton fosters collaborative, performance-based contracting environments, emphasizing technical compliance, schedule adherence, and quality control in high-stakes, mission-critical environments. Her procurement strategy reflects an equal split between open competition and Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals. She consistently prioritizes small business participation, ensuring opportunities for qualified small contractors in the civil construction space without reliance on other set-aside programs such as 8(a) or HUBZone. Benton’s technical expertise is narrowly focused on NAICS 237310—Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction—where she procures large-scale infrastructure projects including roadways, bridges, erosion control systems, and hydraulic structures. Her domain knowledge spans federal construction standards, geotechnical engineering requirements, and environmental compliance protocols, making her a key steward of Army civil engineering readiness in the region.