Amber Hawkins

Amber Hawkins serves as the primary procurement lead for the Construction, Finance, Administrative & IA Division within the Environmental Protection Agency, overseeing a diverse portfolio of acquisitions critical to sustaining federal facility operations and environmental stewardship. She manages contract lifecycle activities for technical services and infrastructure support, ensuring alignment with EPA’s mission to modernize infrastructure, enable compliance-driven remediation, and advance scientific research through reliable operational systems. Her acquisitions span facilities maintenance, technical consulting, and administrative support, with a strong emphasis on performance-based contracting and mission-critical service delivery. Hawkins maintains established relationships with core contractors including CBG-PEGASUS JV, LLC, BAILEY EDWARD DESIGN, INC, and the Research Triangle Institute, reflecting a preference for experienced, high-capacity vendors with proven expertise in environmental infrastructure and technical support services. Her contracting patterns indicate a reliance on long-standing partnerships with firms capable of delivering integrated solutions in facility modernization, environmental engineering, and administrative systems support. These relationships are characterized by consistent recompetition and performance-based evaluation, ensuring accountability and technical excellence across contract performance. Her procurement strategy prioritizes broad market access, with 80% of awards issued under no set-aside authority, while maintaining a deliberate 20% commitment to small business participation—equally divided between Women-Owned Small Businesses and Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This balanced approach supports socioeconomic goals without compromising operational needs, demonstrating a strategic alignment with federal small business policy while preserving competition and capability. Hawkins’ primary NAICS focus includes 238330 (Flooring Contractors), 561210 (Facilities Support Services), and 238210 (Electrical Contractors), reflecting deep expertise in building systems maintenance, facility operations, and infrastructure upgrades. She also procures office equipment leasing (532420) and specialized financial vehicles (525990) to support administrative resilience. Her domain expertise centers on mission-critical facility services that ensure EPA’s operational continuity, environmental compliance, and scientific mission readiness.