Cathy Fuqua

Cathy Fuqua serves as a Contracting Officer at the National Operations Center within the Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior, where she manages the acquisition of nonresidential real property leasing services to support federal land management operations. Her portfolio encompasses facility leasing, site maintenance, and infrastructure support contracts critical to sustaining public land access, environmental compliance, and operational continuity across federal properties. She exercises full contracting authority under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, ensuring procurements align with mission-critical needs for land stewardship and public service delivery. Fuqua maintains consistent, long-term relationships with a select group of experienced contractors, including Boh Environmental, L.L.C., DJ&A, P.C., Kiewit Infrastructure West Co., Wasatch West Contracting LLC, and Alvin K. Spears. These partnerships are characterized by technical proficiency in facility management, environmental remediation support, and infrastructure coordination. Her procurement approach emphasizes reliability, regulatory compliance, and performance-based outcomes, fostering collaborative vendor engagement grounded in past performance and demonstrated expertise in federal land-use contexts. Fuqua’s contracting activity reflects a 100% preference for non-set-aside procurements, indicating a focus on full and open competition rather than socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her award patterns, she adheres strictly to FAR requirements for fair and transparent competition, ensuring all eligible vendors have equitable access to opportunities. Her primary procurement focus is centered on NAICS 531120—Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses)—reflecting deep specialization in the acquisition of leased office spaces, ranger stations, maintenance facilities, and administrative buildings. She routinely manages contracts involving real property leasing, site readiness, utility coordination, and compliance with federal environmental and accessibility standards, demonstrating expertise in real estate-based operational support within the public lands management domain.