Connie Cochran

Connie Cochran serves as a Contract Specialist for the U.S. Army Engineer District Walla Walla, where she manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions supporting critical civil works and military infrastructure projects across the Pacific Northwest. Her responsibilities include developing solicitation documents, conducting market research, evaluating proposals, and administering contracts for construction, engineering, and maintenance services essential to the agency’s mission of safeguarding water resources, flood control systems, navigation channels, and hydropower facilities. She specializes in complex, multi-year acquisitions under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, ensuring compliance with federal contracting standards while aligning procurements with the district’s operational priorities and environmental stewardship goals. Connie maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of established 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 vendors with proven expertise in heavy civil construction, marine works, and structural metal fabrication. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous contractor oversight, and long-term reliability, fostering collaborative relationships grounded in technical competence and regulatory adherence. Her procurement strategy reflects a strong commitment to small business participation, with 25% of her awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. While the majority of her contracts remain open to all competitors, she actively promotes equitable access for small businesses through targeted market outreach and clear solicitation requirements that encourage competitive bidding from qualified small entities. Connie’s primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 237110 (Water and Sewer Line Construction), 238290 (Other Building Equipment Contractors), 332312 (Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing), and 561730 (Landscaping Services). She routinely acquires services and materials related to dam and levee maintenance, lock and weir repairs, stormwater management systems, and site restoration—demonstrating deep technical familiarity with hydraulic infrastructure and environmental compliance requirements in federally managed water resource projects.