Kasey Aldrich

Kasey Aldrich serves as a primary contracting professional within the Pacific Northwest Region (PN 6615) of the Bureau of Reclamation, overseeing the acquisition of civil engineering and environmental services critical to the agency’s water infrastructure mission. Responsible for managing the full lifecycle of federal contracts, Aldrich facilitates the procurement of technical services essential to the design, construction, and modernization of dams, canals, hydropower facilities, and shoreline protection systems. Their work directly supports the Bureau’s mandate to ensure the safety, reliability, and environmental sustainability of federal water projects across the western United States, with a focus on complex, mission-critical engineering and environmental compliance procurements. Aldrich maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including PALOUSE POWER LLC, MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, DJ&A, P.C., and INTER-FLUVE, INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with deep technical expertise in hydraulic engineering, environmental remediation, and civil site work. The contracting patterns indicate a reliance on established, high-capacity vendors with proven experience in federal water infrastructure programs, suggesting a focus on performance history, technical capability, and regulatory compliance over frequent vendor rotation. Aldrich’s procurement portfolio is entirely composed of non-set-aside acquisitions, reflecting a strategic emphasis on full and open competition. There is no documented use of 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic set-asides, indicating a procurement approach prioritizing technical qualifications and project-specific expertise over socioeconomic preferences, consistent with the Bureau’s large-scale infrastructure needs. The primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), followed by environmental consulting, electrical installation, surveying, and site preparation. Aldrich routinely procures services related to hydrologic modeling, geotechnical analysis, dam safety evaluations, and regulatory permitting—domains requiring licensed professional engineers and certified environmental specialists. This pattern underscores deep technical expertise in water resource engineering and federal environmental compliance frameworks.