Cynthia L. Sims

Cynthia L. Sims serves as a key procurement professional within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ W07V Endist Vicksburg office, supporting critical civil works and military engineering missions across the Mississippi River basin. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on infrastructure resilience, including flood control systems, navigation channel maintenance, and dredging operations. Her work directly enables the agency’s mission to safeguard national economic and environmental interests through engineered water resource solutions. Sims routinely handles complex construction and professional services contracts under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, ensuring compliance with federal mandates and technical specifications for public infrastructure projects. She maintains long-standing relationships with a core group of contractors including MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, BAIRD-STANTEC JOINT VENTURE, ARCADIS U.S., INC., SOL-MERRICK JOINT VENTURE II, LLC, and LINFIELD, HUNTER & JUNIUS, INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for joint ventures and established firms with demonstrated expertise in civil engineering, environmental remediation, and large-scale construction. Sims prioritizes performance-based contracting and leverages design-build and construction manager-at-risk delivery methods to enhance project efficiency and accountability. Her procurement patterns show a balanced approach to socioeconomic goals, with approximately one-third of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, indicating a deliberate commitment to small business participation without reliance on specialized programs like 8(a) or HUBZone. The majority of her acquisitions are unrestricted, reflecting the technical complexity and scale of projects requiring broad vendor capabilities. Sims primarily procures services under NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction) and 621999 (All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services), the latter likely supporting on-site medical services for field personnel or contractor workforces. Her technical domain expertise spans civil infrastructure, environmental compliance, and construction management, with a focus on delivering durable, mission-critical assets that align with Army Corps engineering standards.