Kelly A. Turcotte

Kelly A. Turcotte serves as a key procurement professional within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ W07V Endist Vicksburg office, supporting critical civil infrastructure and military engineering missions across the Mississippi River basin. Responsible for managing complex acquisition programs, she oversees contracts for flood control systems, navigation channel maintenance, levee construction, and dredging operations. Her work directly enables the agency’s mission to ensure national security, economic resilience, and environmental sustainability through engineered water resource solutions. Turcotte typically handles large-scale construction, engineering services, and specialized maintenance acquisitions under FAR Part 36 and Part 19, ensuring compliance with federal procurement standards and technical specifications for civil works projects. She maintains longstanding relationships with a select group of prime contractors including MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, BAIRD-STANTEC JOINT VENTURE, ARCADIS U.S., INC., SOL-MERRICK JOINT VENTURE II, LLC, and LINFIELD, HUNTER & JUNIUS, INC., reflecting a preference for experienced joint ventures and firms with proven expertise in hydraulic engineering and heavy civil construction. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical rigor, and collaborative project delivery models, often utilizing design-build and construction-manager-at-risk methodologies to enhance efficiency and accountability. Turcotte demonstrates a balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals, with over one-third of her awards designated for Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, alongside targeted 8(a) and HUBZone opportunities. While the majority of procurements remain open to all competitors, her consistent use of small business set-asides underscores a strategic effort to broaden vendor participation and foster regional economic development within the agency’s operational footprint. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 237110 (Water and Sewer Line Construction) and 811310 (Commercial and Industrial Machinery Repair), with secondary emphasis on boat building and specialized maintenance services. She routinely acquires engineering design, dredging equipment servicing, and infrastructure rehabilitation solutions, demonstrating deep technical familiarity with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers standards for hydraulic structures and environmental compliance.