Lisa Hilton

Lisa Hilton serves as a Contract Specialist at the Denver Federal Center under the Bureau of Reclamation, where she manages the acquisition of critical infrastructure and environmental support services essential to federal water resource management. Her portfolio focuses on heavy civil engineering, environmental consulting, and precision instrumentation contracts that support hydraulic structure maintenance, hydrologic data collection, and ecosystem restoration initiatives across the western United States. She ensures compliance with federal procurement regulations while aligning acquisitions with the agency’s mission to modernize water infrastructure and enhance operational resilience through technically rigorous, performance-based contracting. Lisa routinely collaborates with a core group of contractors including AECOM Technical Services, Inc., BenchLab LLC, and Frontier Precision Inc., who provide specialized engineering, environmental monitoring, and instrumentation services. Her working relationships emphasize long-term vendor partnerships grounded in technical expertise and performance reliability, particularly with firms experienced in field data acquisition systems, hydraulic modeling, and industrial equipment maintenance. She also engages with Royal Media Network and BMACK Interpreting for communications and linguistic support services tied to public outreach and technical documentation. Lisa demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with 38.9% of her awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. While the majority of her acquisitions are open to all competitors, she actively prioritizes small business eligibility and fosters opportunities for firms certified under socioeconomic programs, ensuring equitable access to federal contracting opportunities aligned with Reclamation’s workforce development goals. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction) and 541620 (Environmental Consulting Services), reflecting her technical expertise in water infrastructure projects and ecological assessments. She also procures specialized equipment under NAICS 334511 and 811310, including hydrologic sensors, mechanical power transmission systems, and industrial maintenance services, demonstrating deep familiarity with the technical requirements of federal water resource operations.