Madeleine Cowell

Madeleine Cowell serves as a key procurement professional within the W071 Endist Omaha office under the Department of the Army, responsible for managing complex acquisitions that sustain and modernize critical military infrastructure. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to enable strategic deterrence, base readiness, and operational training through the development of hardened facilities, utility corridors, and integrated support systems. She specializes in professional and technical services contracts, overseeing the full lifecycle of procurement from requirements definition to contract award and administration, with a focus on mission-critical engineering, planning, and technical advisory services. Cowell maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of established contractors including JOHN BOWMAN, INC., PAF ELECTRICAL, INC., HENDRICKSON TRANSPORTATION LLC, PERINI MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC., and WASHINGTON EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in military-grade construction support, electrical systems integration, transportation logistics, and facility modernization. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, technical compliance, and performance-based outcomes, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in regulatory adherence and mission alignment. Cowell exhibits a robust and exclusive commitment to small business participation, directing 100% of her acquisitions toward total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This pattern underscores a deliberate strategy to maximize economic opportunity for small, qualified firms while ensuring responsive, agile service delivery aligned with Army infrastructure priorities. Her portfolio consistently prioritizes socioeconomic contracting vehicles that empower small businesses without compromising technical rigor or mission readiness. Her primary procurement focus lies within NAICS 541990, encompassing all other professional, scientific, and technical services. This includes engineering design, facility assessment, environmental compliance, technical planning, and specialized consulting services essential to sustaining and upgrading defense infrastructure. Cowell’s expertise centers on the intersection of military operational needs and technical service delivery, ensuring that procurement actions directly translate into enhanced readiness and long-term infrastructure resilience.