Malena Sanderlin

Malena Sanderlin serves as a Contract Specialist at the Denver Federal Center under the Bureau of Reclamation, where she plays a pivotal role in executing procurements that support critical water infrastructure modernization and environmental monitoring initiatives across the western United States. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of contracts for civil engineering, environmental consulting, and precision instrumentation services, ensuring alignment with federal acquisition regulations and agency priorities in hydraulic structure integrity and hydrologic data systems. She routinely handles complex, performance-based acquisitions requiring technical rigor and compliance with environmental and safety standards. Sanderlin maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including AECOM Technical Services, Inc., Frontier Precision Inc., BenchLab LLC, and Royal Media Network, Inc., each of which provides specialized expertise in environmental testing, instrumentation maintenance, and operational support services. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for established technical vendors with proven capabilities in field data collection, mechanical systems repair, and ecosystem monitoring technologies, fostering long-term partnerships grounded in reliability and regulatory compliance. Her contracting approach prioritizes broad market access, with 72.2% of awards issued under no set-aside conditions and 27.8% designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. While she does not favor specific socioeconomic categories like 8(a) or HUBZone, her consistent use of small business set-asides demonstrates a deliberate commitment to expanding opportunities for qualified small firms in technical service sectors. Her primary NAICS focus areas include 811310 for commercial and industrial machinery repair, 238220 for plumbing and HVAC contracting, and 561730 for landscaping services, reflecting the agency’s need for integrated infrastructure maintenance and site-specific environmental management. She frequently procures precision instruments for electrical signal measurement and specialized equipment for hydrologic data acquisition, underscoring her technical expertise in supporting mission-critical water resource operations.