Helli Newsom

Helli Newsom serves as a key procurement lead within the Pwr Pore Mabo (140P84), a unit of the National Park Service under the Department of the Interior, responsible for managing acquisitions that sustain and modernize critical infrastructure across protected natural and cultural sites. Their work centers on contracting for utility upgrades, transportation systems, waste management, and environmental compliance assets, ensuring operational resilience and regulatory adherence. Newsom handles a diverse portfolio of construction, maintenance, and support services, often coordinating complex, multi-year projects that require strict adherence to federal environmental and safety standards. Newsom maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including ELECTRIC CRICKET, LLC for electrical systems, PACIFIC MARINE REPAIR for waterfront infrastructure, WHITE BEAR CONSTRUCTION, INC. for structural and site work, GULF HOLDINGS, LLC for heavy civil projects, and WASTE CONNECTIONS OF CALIFORNIA, INC. for solid waste and recycling services. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in remote, ecologically sensitive environments and a track record of compliance with National Park Service operational protocols. A defining feature of Newsom’s procurement strategy is an overwhelming commitment to small business participation, with 93.6% of awards set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate, sustained focus on fostering economic opportunity through socioeconomic contracting, prioritizing small disadvantaged, veteran-owned, and HUBZone firms where eligible, and embedding small business goals into every solicitation. Their technical domain expertise is anchored in NAICS codes related to site preparation, electrical installation, roofing, concrete product manufacturing, and forestry support services. Newsom routinely procures specialized infrastructure solutions—including stormwater management systems, low-impact development materials, and environmentally compliant waste handling equipment—demonstrating deep familiarity with the unique challenges of maintaining federal park infrastructure while preserving ecological integrity.