Bambi Raja

Bambi Raja serves as a secondary procurement liaison within the W07V Endist New Orleans office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, supporting the agency’s mission to deliver critical civil works infrastructure across the Gulf Coast. Focused on flood risk reduction, coastal restoration, and water resource management, Raja assists in the execution of complex heavy civil engineering acquisitions, primarily overseeing design-build and construction contracts for hydraulic structures, dredging operations, and erosion control systems. Their role ensures alignment between project engineering requirements and federal contracting protocols under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, facilitating timely delivery of mission-critical infrastructure projects in environmentally sensitive and high-risk coastal zones. Raja maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including WEEKS MARINE, INC., PRECISION CONSTRUCTION LLC, M.R. PITTMAN GROUP, L.L.C, MUDDY WATER DREDGING, LP, and RED BISON SERVICES, LLC. These partnerships are centered on large-scale earthmoving, dredging, and civil construction services essential to maintaining navigable waterways and storm surge protection systems. The working relationship pattern reflects long-term, performance-based engagements with firms possessing proven expertise in marine construction, sediment management, and federal environmental compliance. Procurement activity under Raja’s purview shows a strong preference for open competition, with 95.7% of acquisitions issued without set-aside restrictions. Only 4.3% of awards are designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, indicating a primary focus on technical capability over socioeconomic criteria, though small business participation remains a secondary consideration where qualified vendors meet stringent performance benchmarks. The agency’s contracting portfolio is overwhelmingly dominated by NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), reflecting a deep specialization in large-scale infrastructure projects such as levees, floodwalls, and channel stabilization. Supporting categories include environmental consulting and forestry support activities, underscoring an integrated approach to ecological restoration and regulatory compliance in federally funded civil works programs.