Elaine Vandiver

Elaine Vandiver serves as a key procurement professional within the U.S. Army Engineer District Walla Walla, supporting the Department of the Army’s civil and military engineering missions across the Pacific Northwest. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions centered on infrastructure resilience, including water resource management, flood control, and hydropower facility maintenance. Her work directly enables the agency’s operational readiness by securing critical engineering services and construction capabilities for dams, levees, locks, and related systems. Vandiver handles complex contract actions under FAR Part 36, primarily for design-build, professional services, and heavy civil construction projects, ensuring compliance with federal infrastructure standards and environmental regulations. She maintains consistent working relationships with 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 experienced firms with proven capabilities in heavy civil engineering, marine construction, and infrastructure modernization. Vandiver fosters long-term vendor engagement through transparent solicitation processes and performance-based contract management, ensuring technical excellence and timely delivery of mission-critical infrastructure. Her procurement strategy prioritizes broad market competition, with 72.7% of awards issued without set-asides, while actively supporting small business participation through Total Small Business Set-Asides (22.7%) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Asides (4.5%). This balanced approach ensures competitive pricing while fulfilling statutory obligations to promote socioeconomic diversity in federal contracting. Vandiver’s technical focus centers on NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services) and 541370 (Surveying and Mapping), reflecting her emphasis on geotechnical analysis, hydrologic modeling, and infrastructure design. She also frequently procures construction services under NAICS 237990 and specialty trades such as electrical and HVAC contracting, demonstrating deep expertise in integrated civil works projects requiring multidisciplinary coordination and precision engineering.