Jessica L Hicks

Jessica L. Hicks serves as a Contract Specialist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ W07V Endist St. Louis office under the Department of the Army, where she manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions supporting civil works and infrastructure missions. Her responsibilities include soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts for engineering, environmental, and facility support services critical to navigation system sustainability, ecological restoration, and military installation resilience. She specializes in complex, multi-disciplinary acquisitions involving geospatial surveying, environmental remediation, and infrastructure rehabilitation, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and mission-driven outcomes. Hicks maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including FUGRO USA LAND, INC., BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD, AERO-GRAPHICS INC, NV5 GEOSPATIAL, INC., and SURVEYING AND MAPPING, LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on high-precision geospatial data collection, land surveying, environmental consulting, and technical mapping services essential to Corps’ water resource and land management initiatives. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical competency, past performance, and regulatory adherence, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in quality and compliance. A strong advocate for socioeconomic inclusion, Hicks consistently prioritizes small business participation, with 68.9% of her awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. She also supports Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-asides, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to expanding opportunities for disadvantaged and veteran-owned firms. Her contracting patterns reflect a strategic alignment with federal small business goals, balancing mission needs with equitable access to government contracts. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 561210 (Facilities Support Services), with significant activity in environmental monitoring, surveying, and engineering support. She also procures specialized services under NAICS 324110, 332999, and 336612, indicating engagement with niche manufacturing and infrastructure-related fabrication. Hicks brings deep expertise in technical service acquisition within the civil works and environmental engineering domain, ensuring acquisitions align with the Army’s stewardship and resilience objectives.