Darlene Dillon

Darlene Dillon serves as a primary procurement contact within the Department of the Interior's Great Plains Regional Office. In this capacity, she supports the agency's mission to maintain, operate, and modernize critical water resource infrastructure. Her role involves managing acquisitions essential to heavy civil engineering, hydraulic system upkeep, and the deployment of specialized water measurement instrumentation. The Great Plains Regional Office maintains an active vendor landscape focused on heavy construction and civil works. Vendors active at this agency include Oscar Renda Contracting Inc, NW Construction, Inc, Ames Construction, Inc, and WCA Construction LLC. These firms typically provide the specialized engineering and construction services required for river stabilization and water line infrastructure. Dillon demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with a set-aside preference of 50.0% for Total Small Business awards. This indicates a consistent procurement pattern aimed at increasing socioeconomic diversity and supporting small business enterprises within the agency's supply chain. Her procurement activity is concentrated in specialized industrial manufacturing. Specifically, her focus areas include NAICS 333912 for Air and Gas Compressor Manufacturing and NAICS 335312 for Motor and Generator Manufacturing, reflecting a technical requirement for power and compression equipment to support regional water infrastructure operations.