Chandra D. Crow

Chandra D. Phillips serves as a key procurement professional within the U.S. Army Engineer District Walla Walla, supporting the Department of the Army’s civil and military engineering mission across the Pacific Northwest. Responsible for managing complex construction and specialized industrial contracts, Phillips oversees acquisitions critical to the maintenance, modernization, and resilience of federal infrastructure—including dams, levees, locks, and hydropower facilities. Their work ensures operational readiness through timely and compliant contracting under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, with a focus on heavy civil engineering, mechanical systems, and specialized manufacturing services essential to water resource management and infrastructure sustainability. Phillips maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including JR MERIT, INC., NORTHBANK CIVIL AND MARINE, INC., NORTH WIND GENERAL CONTRACTORS LLC, KNIGHT CONST. & SUPPLY, INC., and TRANSCO INDUSTRIES, INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for established firms with proven expertise in heavy construction, marine works, and industrial supply chains. The contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and long-term vendor reliability, fostering collaborative relationships grounded in past performance and quality assurance protocols. While the majority of acquisitions are conducted as unrestricted procurements (71.4%), Phillips demonstrates a meaningful commitment to small business participation, with nearly one-third of awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This pattern reflects a deliberate effort to expand economic opportunity within the regional contractor base without compromising technical or schedule requirements. The procurement portfolio is heavily concentrated in NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), with significant activity in electroplating (332813), industrial valve manufacturing (332911), and rubber product manufacturing (326299). These reflect specialized needs for corrosion-resistant components, hydraulic system parts, and sealing technologies critical to dam and lock operations. Phillips brings technical acumen to procurements involving civil engineering systems, mechanical integrity, and infrastructure resilience.