Gayle E. Rouse

Gayle E. Rouse serves as a Contracting Officer within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ W075 Endist San Francisco office, responsible for managing complex civil works acquisitions aligned with the Department of the Army’s mission in infrastructure resilience and environmental stewardship. She oversees the full lifecycle of procurement activities for engineering, construction, and environmental remediation projects, including flood control systems, dam safety upgrades, levee maintenance, and beneficial use of dredged material. Her portfolio emphasizes technical, mission-critical contracts requiring stringent compliance with federal environmental regulations and civil works standards, ensuring alignment with the Corps’ long-term infrastructure modernization goals. Rouse maintains established relationships with a core group of experienced contractors including BFBC LLC, Granite Construction Company, Manson Construction Co., McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, and CAM-DUTRA JV-II LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in heavy civil construction, earthmoving, and environmental site remediation. Her contracting approach prioritizes performance-based outcomes, leveraging past performance and technical capability evaluations to ensure delivery of high-integrity infrastructure solutions across sensitive water resource sites. While the majority of her acquisitions—88.9%—are conducted without set-asides, she consistently allocates 11.1% of opportunities to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured commitment to small business participation without compromising mission-critical delivery requirements. Her socioeconomic contracting strategy balances broad competition with targeted support for qualified small firms capable of meeting the technical rigor of civil works projects. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences), reflecting her leadership in engineering studies, hydrologic modeling, and environmental impact assessments. She also procures specialized waste collection services under NAICS 562119, supporting sediment management and dredged material disposition. Rouse’s expertise centers on technical engineering services and environmental compliance, making her a key steward of sustainable infrastructure development within the Army’s civil works portfolio.