Clare Rexroad

Clare M. Rexroad serves as a primary contracting professional within the Environmental Management Contracting Business Center under the Department of Energy, overseeing the acquisition of critical environmental remediation and hazardous waste management services. Her role is central to advancing the agency’s mission of safe, science-driven cleanup of legacy nuclear and hazardous waste sites across the United States. Rexroad manages complex, performance-based contracts requiring technical rigor in radiological and chemical remediation, waste treatment, and long-term stewardship protocols. She ensures compliance with federal environmental regulations and integrates risk-based decision-making into procurement strategies to support mission-critical cleanup timelines and regulatory milestones. Rexroad maintains enduring relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including WEST VALLEY CLEANUP ALLIANCE, LLC, ENERGY TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE LLC, and ARCTIC PEAK LLC, all of which possess deep expertise in nuclear decommissioning and complex site remediation. These partnerships are characterized by long-term, multi-year engagements that demand high levels of technical integration, regulatory coordination, and operational continuity. Her contracting approach prioritizes contractors with proven experience in handling radioactive materials, managing contaminated media, and executing DOE-specific compliance frameworks. Rexroad’s procurement portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on accessing the most technically qualified and capable vendors in a highly specialized domain where only a limited pool of firms possess the necessary security clearances, radiological expertise, and operational infrastructure. While small business participation is not formally prioritized through socioeconomic set-asides, her contracting decisions remain grounded in merit-based selection criteria aligned with mission readiness. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 562211 (Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal) and NAICS 562910 (Remediation Services), reflecting a dual emphasis on engineered waste treatment systems and field-based environmental restoration. She procures services including soil and groundwater remediation, radioactive waste packaging and transport, decontamination and decommissioning, and long-term monitoring systems—domains requiring advanced engineering, regulatory compliance, and hazardous materials handling expertise.