Kathryn A Newhouse

Kathryn A. Newhouse serves as a key procurement lead within the W071 Endist Portland office under the Department of the Army, managing complex acquisitions to sustain critical civil infrastructure across the Pacific Northwest. Her responsibilities center on contracting for heavy civil engineering, hydropower maintenance, and environmental compliance services essential to federal waterway operations and defense-related facilities. She oversees the full lifecycle of contracts for infrastructure resilience, including navigation channel maintenance, flood control systems, and specialized technical services supporting operational readiness. Her portfolio emphasizes mission-critical, long-term service and construction contracts that ensure the functionality of federally owned water infrastructure. Newhouse maintains consistent partnerships with leading engineering and construction firms including MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, STANTEC CONSULTING SERVICES INC., HDR ENGINEERING INC, TETRA TECH, INC., and CORNFORTH-GANNETT FLEMING. These relationships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in heavy civil works, environmental engineering, and industrial maintenance. Her contracting approach prioritizes technical capability, regulatory compliance, and performance history, fostering long-term vendor collaborations that align with the agency’s infrastructure stewardship mission. Her procurement strategy reflects a strong emphasis on small business participation, with 36% of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5 and an additional 2% reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. While the majority of contracts remain open to all competitors, her consistent use of socioeconomic set-asides demonstrates a deliberate commitment to expanding opportunities for qualified small and veteran-owned firms in the civil engineering and industrial maintenance sectors. Newhouse’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction) and 811310 (Commercial and Industrial Machinery Repair and Maintenance), with significant activity in 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing) and 335311 (Power Transformer Manufacturing). She specializes in acquiring services and equipment related to hydropower systems, turbine maintenance, and waterway infrastructure, requiring deep technical knowledge of federal engineering standards and environmental regulations.