Alicia Pippin

Alicia Pippin serves as the primary Point of Contact for the Pee Dee Regional Council of Governments, overseeing the procurement of specialized trade services critical to regional infrastructure resilience and public service delivery. In this role, she manages the full lifecycle of contracting activities—from needs assessment and solicitation to award and compliance—ensuring alignment with state and federal procurement regulations. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to enable municipal partners in the Pee Dee region to advance transportation, utilities, and environmental compliance projects through targeted capital improvements. She routinely handles competitive solicitations for specialty trade contractors, focusing on project-based acquisitions that require technical expertise in non-residential construction support services. Alicia maintains collaborative relationships with a diverse pool of qualified specialty trade contractors, primarily engaged through sealed bid and request for proposal processes. While no single vendor dominates her procurement portfolio, she consistently engages firms with demonstrated capacity in site preparation, utility coordination, and environmental remediation services. Her contracting approach emphasizes vendor reliability, regulatory compliance, and performance-based outcomes, fostering long-term partnerships with contractors who meet stringent quality and safety standards. Alicia’s procurement patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted under no set-aside conditions. This approach prioritizes broad market access and value-driven outcomes over socioeconomic set-asides, though she remains attentive to small business participation where it aligns with technical requirements and competitive pricing. Her contracting strategy emphasizes fairness, transparency, and compliance with federal and state procurement codes. Her primary focus is on NAICS 238990—All Other Specialty Trade Contractors—encompassing niche construction support services such as drainage installation, erosion control, non-structural site improvements, and utility trenching. She specializes in procuring services that support public infrastructure resilience, requiring deep familiarity with local environmental regulations and municipal engineering standards. Her domain expertise lies in facilitating contractor performance for complex, multi-jurisdictional public works initiatives.