Carolyn J. Randolph

Carolyn J. Randolph serves as a key procurement lead within the W071 Endist Portland office of the Department of the Army, overseeing acquisitions critical to the resilience and operational readiness of federal waterways and defense-related infrastructure across the Pacific Northwest. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on heavy civil engineering, environmental compliance, and facility maintenance, ensuring the sustained functionality of hydropower systems, flood control structures, and navigational infrastructure. Her work directly supports the Army Corps of Engineers’ mission to safeguard public safety and environmental stewardship through technically complex, mission-critical procurements. Randolph maintains strong, ongoing relationships with leading engineering and construction firms including Mckenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, Stantec Consulting Services Inc., HDR Engineering Inc., Tetra Tech, Inc., and Cornforth-Gannett Fleming. These partnerships reflect a preference for established, high-capacity contractors capable of delivering integrated design-build, environmental remediation, and infrastructure rehabilitation services. Her contracting patterns emphasize performance-based outcomes, technical rigor, and long-term contract execution over short-term vendor transitions. Her procurement approach prioritizes open competition, with 92.3% of awards issued without set-asides, reflecting a focus on technical capability and mission necessity over socioeconomic preferences. Nevertheless, she consistently allocates 7.7% of awards to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured commitment to small business participation within a predominantly large-business environment. Her primary NAICS focus lies in Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237990), Engineering Services (541330), and Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220), underscoring expertise in large-scale infrastructure projects requiring specialized geotechnical, hydrologic, and structural engineering solutions. She procures services ranging from dam inspections and channel stabilization to environmental permitting and maintenance of hydraulic structures, reinforcing her domain mastery in federal civil works and water resources infrastructure.