Ipsen, Meredith (Jill)

Meredith Ipsen (Jill) serves as a key procurement professional within the Bureau of Reclamation’s Pacific Northwest Region, supporting the design, construction, and modernization of critical water infrastructure including dams, canals, and hydropower facilities. She manages complex acquisitions aligned with the agency’s mission to ensure the safety, reliability, and environmental sustainability of federal water projects, with a focus on technical engineering services, specialized instrumentation, and civil works contracting. Her portfolio typically includes performance-based contracts for engineering analysis, environmental monitoring systems, and infrastructure maintenance solutions requiring high levels of technical oversight and compliance with federal acquisition regulations. Ipsen maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of specialized contractors, including Palouse Power LLC, McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, DJ&A, P.C., and Inter-Fluve, Inc.—firms known for expertise in hydrologic modeling, civil site development, and ecological engineering. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven experience in Pacific Northwest hydrology and federal water project delivery, often involving multi-disciplinary teams capable of integrating environmental compliance, structural engineering, and operational sustainability into contract execution. She exhibits a strong, consistent commitment to small business participation, directing 100% of her set-aside awards under FAR 19.5 to small businesses. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster regional economic development and increase capacity among qualified small contractors capable of delivering specialized technical services in water resource management. Her procurement focus centers on three primary NAICS categories: 334515 and 334513, which encompass the manufacturing of precision instruments for electrical and industrial process measurement, and 326150 for urethane and foam products used in hydraulic sealing and erosion control. These reflect a technical domain expertise in sensor systems for water flow monitoring, automated control instrumentation, and specialized polymer-based materials for infrastructure resilience, underscoring her role in procuring mission-critical technologies for modernizing federal water systems.