Kelly Ollivant

Kelly Ollivant serves as a key procurement professional within the Bureau of Reclamation’s Pacific Northwest Region (PN 6615), overseeing the acquisition of civil works and environmental infrastructure services critical to the agency’s mission of water resource management. Responsible for managing competitive contracting processes under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, Ollivant handles a diverse portfolio of procurements spanning construction support, ecological restoration, and technical consulting services. Their work directly supports the design, maintenance, and modernization of federal water infrastructure—including dams, canals, and hydropower facilities—ensuring compliance with environmental standards and operational reliability. Ollivant 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 focus on firms with demonstrated expertise in civil engineering, environmental remediation, and water resource planning. The procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, leveraging contractor capabilities in site-specific hydrologic analysis, erosion control, and infrastructure rehabilitation to meet regionally complex project demands. In alignment with federal socioeconomic goals, Ollivant exhibits a balanced procurement strategy, with equal distribution between open competitions and Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This pattern underscores a deliberate commitment to fostering small business participation without reliance on specialized set-asides like 8(a) or HUBZone, promoting broad-based competition among qualified small entities. The primary NAICS categories under Ollivant’s purview include Landscaping Services (561730), Administration of Conservation Programs (924120), and All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541990), reflecting a strong emphasis on ecological stewardship, habitat restoration, and technical advisory services. Additional focus areas include quarrying and specialized monitoring equipment procurement, indicating expertise in integrating natural resource management with civil engineering outcomes.