Jessica Tines

Jessica Tines serves as the primary contracting lead for the Construction A/E Team 3 at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, overseeing the procurement of specialized construction, engineering, and environmental infrastructure services critical to national wildlife refuge operations. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on facility modernization, including visitor centers, bunkhouses, septic systems, water infrastructure, and fencing, ensuring compliance with federal environmental and accessibility standards. Her role is central to executing the agency’s mission of sustaining safe, resilient, and publicly accessible wildlife conservation infrastructure through strategic contracting under the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Tines maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of qualified contractors, including MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN CONSTRUCTION, INC., WICKHAM PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION, KOO DESIGN-BUILD INC, and AHTNA GLOBAL LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced firms with demonstrated expertise in remote-site construction, environmental remediation, and design-build delivery methods. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, with a strong focus on contractor reliability, past performance, and technical capability in challenging ecological environments. Her contracting activity is predominantly unreserved, with 76.7% of awards issued without set-asides, while 23.3% are structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This balance reflects a strategic emphasis on market competition while actively supporting small business participation, particularly among firms with proven experience in federal conservation infrastructure projects. Tines’ procurement focus is heavily concentrated in NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), accounting for nearly 70% of her portfolio, followed by 237110 (Water and Sewer Line Construction) and 541330 (Engineering Services). She routinely procures integrated design-build solutions, civil works, and site development services tailored to sensitive wildlife habitats, demonstrating deep technical expertise in environmentally compliant construction practices and infrastructure resilience.