Leigh Thomas

Leigh Thomas serves as the primary contracting professional for the W07V Endist St. Louis office under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, responsible for managing a diverse portfolio of civil works and infrastructure support acquisitions. Their role centers on executing mission-critical procurements aligned with water resource management, environmental restoration, and military installation sustainment. Thomas handles a broad spectrum of service-based contracts, including engineering support, land management, and facility maintenance, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and agency priorities in ecological resilience and infrastructure rehabilitation. Thomas maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including FUGRO USA LAND, INC., BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD, AERO-GRAPHICS INC, NV5 GEOSPATIAL, INC., and SURVEYING AND MAPPING, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with technical expertise in geospatial surveying, environmental consulting, and infrastructure mapping services. The contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, leveraging proven performance in complex field operations and data-driven land management solutions to support mission outcomes. A strong commitment to small business participation is evident in Thomas’s procurement patterns, with 76.7% of awards designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to expand economic opportunity for small, locally based firms engaged in environmental and infrastructure services. The consistent use of small business set-asides underscores a dedication to socioeconomic equity and workforce development within the regional contracting community. Thomas’s procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS categories including 115112 (Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating), 561730 (Landscaping Services), 561720 (Janitorial Services), 561210 (Facilities Support Services), and 238320 (Painting and Wall Covering Contractors). These reflect a hands-on approach to sustaining Army installations and natural ecosystems through integrated land stewardship, facility upkeep, and ecological enhancement services, demonstrating deep domain expertise in environmental and installation support contracting.