Elizabeth M. Firestone

Elizabeth M. Firestone serves as Supervisory Procurement Analyst for the Western Federal Lands Division of the Federal Highway Administration, where she leads the planning, solicitation, and award of critical infrastructure contracts supporting transportation systems on federally managed lands across the western United States. Her role encompasses the full lifecycle of procurement activities for highway, bridge, and civil structure projects, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and alignment with the agency’s mission to maintain public access and emergency response capabilities in national forests and parks. She specializes in complex construction and engineering procurements requiring technical rigor and interagency coordination. Firestone maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of experienced contractors including STRIDER CONSTRUCTION CO INC, MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, M.A. DEATLEY CONSTRUCTION, INC., OFTEDAL CONSTRUCTION, INC., and HAZ-TECH DRILLING INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in heavy civil construction, site development, and specialized drilling services. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical qualifications, and past performance evaluations, fostering long-term vendor reliability and project continuity across multi-year infrastructure initiatives. Firestone’s contracting portfolio reflects a 100% no set-aside preference, indicating a focus on full and open competition rather than socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. While small business participation is not formally prioritized through set-asides, her evaluations still consider vendor capability and capacity within an open competitive framework, ensuring value and mission readiness through qualified large and mid-sized contractors. Her primary procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 327332 (Concrete Pipe Manufacturing), reflecting a specialized domain in precast concrete infrastructure components critical to drainage, culvert systems, and stormwater management on federal roadways. This technical specialization underscores her deep familiarity with civil engineering materials, specification compliance, and quality assurance protocols for durable, high-volume infrastructure components used in remote and environmentally sensitive locations.