Kristina Baker

Kristina Baker serves as a key procurement lead within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ W07V Endist St. Louis office, supporting critical civil works and infrastructure missions under the Department of the Army. She manages acquisitions focused on environmental stewardship, water resource management, and military installation support, with a strong emphasis on land-based engineering services and ecological resilience projects. Her portfolio primarily includes contracts for geospatial surveying, land management, and infrastructure rehabilitation, ensuring alignment with federal engineering standards and sustainability goals. Baker’s work directly enables the agency’s mission to modernize aging water control systems and restore natural ecosystems through technically rigorous, mission-critical procurements. She maintains consistent partnerships with specialized contractors including FUGRO USA LAND, INC., BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD, AERO-GRAPHICS INC, NV5 GEOSPATIAL, INC., and SURVEYING AND MAPPING, LLC, all of whom provide advanced geospatial, surveying, and environmental planning services. These relationships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in topographic mapping, LiDAR data collection, and land surveying for federal infrastructure projects. Baker’s contracting approach emphasizes technical proficiency, compliance with federal survey standards, and performance-based outcomes, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in precision and accountability. Her procurement strategy is heavily skewed toward small business participation, with 85.7% of awards designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate commitment to expanding economic opportunity for small, locally based firms capable of delivering specialized environmental and land management services. She consistently prioritizes socioeconomic programs that enhance workforce diversity and regional economic development through targeted contracting. Her primary NAICS focus is 721211 (RV Parks and Campgrounds), indicating significant activity in recreational land management and public access infrastructure, complemented by 221320 (Sewage Treatment Facilities) and 561730 (Landscaping Services). This blend underscores her expertise in managing integrated land use projects that balance public recreation, environmental compliance, and civil works maintenance.