C. Shawn Long

Peggy Schaad serves as a Contract Specialist/Officer within the Eastern Federal Lands Division of the Federal Highway Administration, where she manages the acquisition of critical transportation infrastructure projects on federally managed lands, including national forests and public rights-of-way. Her role centers on ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations while delivering safe, resilient highway, bridge, and roadway systems that balance public access with environmental stewardship. She routinely handles complex construction and engineering service contracts under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, coordinating with project engineers, environmental specialists, and field offices to align contracting actions with mission-critical infrastructure priorities. Peggy maintains longstanding relationships with a core group of contractors specializing in civil construction, including ESTES BROS. CONST. INC., BLUEGRASS CONTRACTING CORP, BRYANT’S LAND AND DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIES, INC., ECLIPSE COMPANIES, LLC, and ASPEN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced firms with demonstrated capability in federal land-based construction, often requiring coordination with multiple regulatory agencies and adherence to strict environmental and safety protocols. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous contract administration, and collaborative vendor engagement to ensure timely and compliant project delivery. Her procurement portfolio reflects a strong commitment to small business participation, with nearly 42% of awards designated for small business set-asides, including 27.9% under Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5) and 11.6% under HUBZone preferences. While the majority of contracts are open to full and open competition, she consistently prioritizes socioeconomic programs, with targeted use of 8(a) competed set-asides to foster opportunities for disadvantaged entrepreneurs in the construction sector. Peggy’s acquisitions are overwhelmingly focused on NAICS 237310—Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction—reflecting her deep expertise in civil infrastructure procurement. She also manages limited engineering services under NAICS 541330 and ancillary business support services, but her primary domain is the planning, bidding, and execution of federally funded roadway and bridge construction projects on sensitive public lands.