Annary Cheatham

Ann Cheatham serves as a key procurement lead within the W071 Endist Portland office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, overseeing complex acquisitions critical to the resilience of federal waterways, hydropower infrastructure, and defense-related civil works facilities across the Pacific Northwest. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts for heavy civil engineering, environmental compliance services, and specialized maintenance solutions, ensuring operational readiness of navigational channels, flood control systems, and associated infrastructure. Her role centers on translating mission-critical needs into compliant, performance-based solicitations under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, with a strong emphasis on technical specificity and long-term lifecycle sustainability. Cheatham maintains enduring partnerships with a select group of top-tier contractors including MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, AECOM B&V PORTLAND AE JV, CORNFORTH-GANNETT FLEMING, STANTEC CONSULTING SERVICES INC., and TETRA TECH, INC. These relationships reflect a preference for firms with demonstrated expertise in hydraulic engineering, environmental remediation, and infrastructure modernization. Her contracting approach emphasizes collaborative pre-solicitation engagement, rigorous technical evaluations, and performance-based outcomes, fostering a vendor ecosystem grounded in technical excellence and regulatory compliance. She maintains a strict 100% Small Business Set-Aside policy across all solicitations under FAR 19.5, consistently prioritizing small business participation without exception. This reflects a deliberate, agency-aligned strategy to cultivate local economic resilience and leverage the innovation capacity of small, qualified contractors. Her contracting patterns demonstrate deep commitment to socioeconomic equity, with all awards directed exclusively to small businesses meeting size standards, ensuring broad market access and competitive fairness. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 335932 (Noncurrent-Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing) and 712120 (Historical Sites), indicating specialized demand for custom electrical components used in hydropower systems and preservation services for culturally significant infrastructure. This dual technical domain underscores her expertise in bridging industrial manufacturing with heritage conservation, requiring nuanced understanding of both engineering specifications and historic preservation standards.