Alicia Compton

Alicia Compton serves as a key procurement professional within the Washington Department of Natural Resources, supporting the agency’s mission to sustainably manage state-owned lands and natural resources through strategic acquisition of infrastructure and environmental services. She is primarily responsible for managing contracting activities related to public works and land-based infrastructure, with a focus on highway, street, and bridge construction projects that facilitate access to and restoration of natural areas. Her role ensures that procurement aligns with ecological stewardship goals, environmental compliance standards, and public land use planning priorities, making her central to delivering critical capital improvements that support forest health, wildfire mitigation, and habitat connectivity. Compton collaborates with a broad range of contractors specializing in civil construction, earthwork, erosion control, and roadway engineering for public lands. While no specific vendor relationships are currently identifiable in the data, her procurement pattern suggests consistent engagement with firms experienced in state-funded infrastructure projects, particularly those with expertise in working within sensitive ecological zones and under stringent environmental permitting regimes. Her working relationships reflect a preference for technical proficiency and regulatory compliance over volume-based contracting. Compton’s contracting activity shows a 100% preference for non-set-aside procurements, indicating a focus on open competition rather than socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. This suggests a prioritization of technical capability and project scale over socioeconomic criteria in current acquisition strategies, though it does not preclude small business participation through standard competitive bidding. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 237310 — Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction — reflecting deep expertise in civil infrastructure projects that enable access to and management of state natural resources. She procures services including road realignment, culvert installation, trail construction, and erosion control structures, all tailored to support ecological resilience and public safety on DNR-managed lands. Her domain expertise lies at the intersection of civil engineering and environmental land management.