Leah Cobb

Leah B. Cobb serves as a Contract Specialist within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ W07V Endist Vicksburg office, where she manages complex procurement actions supporting civil infrastructure resilience and military engineering projects across the Mississippi River basin. Her role encompasses the full lifecycle of contract acquisition—from solicitation and evaluation to award and administration—for large-scale construction, environmental remediation, and water resource management initiatives. She ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with the agency’s mission to enhance flood control, navigation, and environmental sustainability through robust engineering solutions. Leah regularly collaborates with a core group of established 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. These partnerships reflect her focus on joint ventures and multidisciplinary teams capable of delivering integrated engineering, environmental, and construction services. Her contracting patterns emphasize long-term vendor relationships built on technical proficiency, performance reliability, and compliance with federal standards for infrastructure delivery. Her procurement portfolio reflects a strong commitment to small business participation, with over 42% of awards designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, and an additional 2.9% each allocated to Women-Owned and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. While the majority of contracts are unrestricted, Leah consistently prioritizes socioeconomic programs to foster competitive entry and capacity building among qualified small firms. Leah’s primary NAICS focus includes industrial building construction (236210), shipbuilding and repair (336611), and commercial/industrial machinery repair (811310), indicating deep expertise in infrastructure development, marine engineering, and maintenance of critical civil works systems. She procures specialized services in dredging, levee construction, hydraulic modeling, and environmental compliance, requiring technical knowledge in geotechnical engineering, water resource management, and federal environmental statutes.