Angelica Baca

Angelica Baca serves as the primary procurement lead for the International Boundary and Water Commission, U.S.-Mexico, overseeing the acquisition of critical infrastructure and operational services essential to binational water management and environmental compliance. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on maintaining and modernizing wastewater treatment systems, sanitation infrastructure, and border-related environmental controls. Her role ensures alignment with federal procurement regulations and the agency’s mission to uphold U.S.-Mexico treaties through reliable, technically sound acquisitions that support public health and ecological integrity along the international boundary. Baca maintains strong working relationships with key contractors including Kiewit Infrastructure South Co. and ACE Industries, Inc., both of which provide specialized engineering, construction, and maintenance services for complex water and sanitation systems. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor partnerships grounded in technical expertise, performance reliability, and compliance with binational environmental standards. She frequently engages contractors capable of delivering turnkey solutions for hydraulic infrastructure, automated monitoring systems, and field maintenance operations under stringent regulatory frameworks. A defining feature of Baca’s contracting strategy is her overwhelming preference for small business set-asides, with 85.4% of awards designated under FAR 19.5 as Total Small Business Set-Asides. This reflects a deliberate, sustained commitment to fostering economic opportunity among small businesses, particularly those with demonstrated capacity in environmental engineering, facility maintenance, and technical services. While women-owned and other socioeconomic categories represent minimal shares, her portfolio consistently prioritizes small business participation as a core pillar of acquisition planning. Her primary NAICS focus areas include Custom Computer Programming Services, Commercial and Industrial Machinery Repair and Maintenance, and Security Systems Services—reflecting a technical emphasis on automation, instrumentation, and system integration for water infrastructure. She procures specialized software for hydraulic modeling, remote monitoring platforms, and industrial control systems, demonstrating deep expertise in the convergence of civil engineering and information technology within binational environmental operations.