Alexander Kramer

Alexander Kramer serves as a contracting professional within the Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 9 Contracting Office, where he plays a pivotal role in advancing environmental protection and public health through the acquisition of critical remediation and technical services. Responsible for managing the full lifecycle of procurement actions, Kramer specializes in soliciting and awarding contracts for hazardous site cleanup, groundwater remediation, and environmental compliance support across the western United States. His work directly enables the agency’s mission to enforce environmental regulations and restore contaminated ecosystems by ensuring timely access to high-quality scientific and engineering services. Kramer maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of experienced contractors, including APTIM HDR, LLC, ARROWHEAD CONTRACTING, LLC, EA ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY, INC., PBC, TECHLAW CONSULTANTS INC, and BUCHAN EDNA. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in environmental remediation, regulatory compliance, and field sampling technologies. His procurement approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, leveraging detailed technical specifications and stringent quality assurance protocols to ensure contractor deliverables meet EPA’s rigorous environmental standards. A strong advocate for small business participation, Kramer consistently applies Total Small Business Set-Aside authority under FAR 19.5, directing approximately half of all acquisitions to small businesses. This pattern underscores a deliberate strategy to foster economic opportunity while building a resilient, diverse vendor base capable of delivering specialized environmental services. His contracting practices align with federal socioeconomic goals, prioritizing small business eligibility and capacity development. Kramer’s procurement portfolio is exclusively focused on NAICS 562910 — Remediation Services — encompassing soil and groundwater remediation, contaminated site investigation, asbestos and lead abatement, and environmental monitoring. His technical expertise lies in complex, regulated cleanup operations requiring specialized equipment, field sampling methodologies, and compliance with CERCLA and RCRA frameworks, ensuring that all acquisitions support scientifically sound and legally defensible environmental restoration efforts.