Alice Zillah

Alice Zillah serves as a key procurement lead within the Washington Department of Commerce, supporting the agency’s mission to advance equitable economic development and community resilience through strategic acquisitions of professional and construction services. In her role, she manages the full lifecycle of contracting actions related to commercial and institutional building construction, ensuring alignment with state policy goals around housing access, clean energy infrastructure, and tribal economic development. Her work centers on facilitating technically sound, community-centered projects that meet rigorous public policy standards, with a focus on program administration, feasibility analysis, and placemaking through built environment investments. While no specific contractor relationships are currently documented in the procurement record, Zillah’s acquisitions are structured to engage a broad spectrum of qualified vendors capable of delivering complex construction and infrastructure services. She fosters collaborative vendor partnerships that prioritize compliance with state building codes, sustainability benchmarks, and equitable workforce practices, encouraging proposers with demonstrated experience in public-sector construction and community engagement. Zillah’s procurement portfolio reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions designated as “No Set-Aside.” This approach prioritizes technical capability and value over socioeconomic categorization, though she remains committed to ensuring all eligible firms—regardless of size or certification—have equitable access to opportunities through transparent solicitation design and clear evaluation criteria. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, encompassing projects such as community centers, affordable housing developments, energy-efficient public facilities, and tribal infrastructure upgrades. She specializes in procuring design-build and construction management services that integrate environmental resilience, accessibility standards, and long-term operational efficiency into public infrastructure investments.