Lisa Laughbon

Lisa Laughbon serves as the primary contracting lead for the Upper Colorado Regional Office of the Bureau of Reclamation, overseeing the acquisition of civil engineering, infrastructure maintenance, and environmental restoration services critical to the Upper Colorado River Basin. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts aligned with the agency’s mission to sustain water infrastructure, ensure hydraulic structure integrity, and promote ecological resilience. Her procurement activities primarily involve construction, maintenance, and operational support services, with a strong emphasis on technical compliance, environmental permitting, and long-term asset lifecycle management. Laughbon plays a central role in translating programmatic needs into solicitation requirements that meet federal acquisition regulations and agency strategic goals. She maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including AMES FEDERAL CONTRACTING GROUP LLC, RIVERRESTORATION.ORG, LLC, and SOUTHWEST WATER DESIGN, L.L.C., who deliver niche expertise in water resource engineering and habitat restoration. Additional key partners such as PACIFIC OVERHEAD CRANE SERVICES INC. and ROBINS CONSTRUCTION, LLLP, support complex infrastructure maintenance and construction tasks. Her contracting patterns reflect collaborative, performance-based partnerships that prioritize technical proficiency, safety compliance, and adherence to environmental standards. Laughbon demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with over half of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. She also regularly utilizes service-disabled veteran-owned small business set-asides, reflecting a deliberate effort to expand economic opportunity within the veteran and small business communities. Her socioeconomic contracting patterns align closely with federal priorities to enhance diversity in the federal contractor base while ensuring mission-critical capabilities are met. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS codes 811310 for industrial machinery maintenance, 237130 for power and communication line construction, and 237310 for highway and bridge infrastructure. These reflect deep technical expertise in hydraulic structure upkeep, utility system integration, and civil works construction, underscoring her specialization in mission-critical public infrastructure procurement within the arid western water management context.