Colleen Delauter

Colleen Delauter serves as a key secondary procurement professional within the Eastern Federal Lands Division of the Federal Highway Administration, supporting the acquisition of critical transportation infrastructure services across federally managed lands. While not the primary contracting officer, she plays an instrumental role in coordinating requirements, preparing solicitation documents, and ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations. Her work directly enables the division’s mission to maintain safe, resilient highways, bridges, and roadways within national forests and public rights-of-way, with a focus on environmentally sensitive and publicly accessible corridors. She typically handles complex, multi-year contracts for construction, engineering services, and maintenance operations requiring coordination with multiple federal and state stakeholders. Delauter collaborates closely with a network of specialized contractors, including civil engineering firms, environmental consultants, and heavy highway construction vendors with proven experience in federal lands environments. Her working relationships emphasize long-term partnerships with firms possessing demonstrated expertise in sustainable infrastructure, erosion control, and wildlife corridor integration. She facilitates consistent vendor engagement through pre-solicitation meetings, site visits, and technical clarifications, fostering transparent and competitive procurement practices tailored to the unique challenges of federally managed terrain. While specific set-aside data is not available, her procurement activities align with the agency’s broader commitment to socioeconomic inclusion, regularly supporting 8(a), HUBZone, and SDVOSB firms qualified in environmental remediation, trail maintenance, and low-impact roadway construction. Her approach reflects a deliberate effort to expand opportunities for small businesses with niche capabilities in federal land stewardship and conservation-compliant construction. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS codes related to highway and bridge construction (237310), engineering services (541330), and environmental consulting (541620). She specializes in acquiring services for pavement rehabilitation, drainage system upgrades, signage installation, and vegetation management—all executed under strict environmental compliance frameworks such as NEPA and Section 106. Her technical expertise lies in balancing public access needs with ecological preservation in sensitive federal land jurisdictions.