Marilyn Dodson

Marilyn Dodson serves as a key procurement professional within the 6982AF Central Federal Lands Division of the Federal Highway Administration, overseeing the acquisition of critical transportation infrastructure projects across federally managed lands, including national parks, forests, and Native American territories. Her role centers on managing full lifecycle contracting for highway, bridge, and civil engineering works, ensuring compliance with federal regulations while advancing the agency’s mission of safe, sustainable, and resilient access to remote federal properties. She handles complex construction procurements under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, often coordinating with engineers and environmental specialists to align contract requirements with technical and ecological constraints. Dodson maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of experienced contractors, including STEELHEAD CONSTRUCTORS JV, HERBACK GENERAL ENGINEERING LLC, SEB ENGINEERING INC., S.T.RHOADES CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED, and MCCULLOUGH CONSTRUCTION INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in heavy civil construction, particularly in challenging terrain and environmentally sensitive areas. Her contracting patterns indicate a reliance on established vendors with demonstrated capacity to deliver large-scale, multi-year infrastructure projects under stringent federal oversight. While the majority of her acquisitions—77.8%—are conducted without set-asides, she actively supports small business participation through Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and Total Small Business Set-Asides, each accounting for 11.1% of awards. This balanced approach ensures competitive rigor while fulfilling statutory obligations to promote socioeconomic diversity in federal contracting. Her procurement portfolio is exclusively focused on NAICS 237310, Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction, reflecting deep specialization in civil infrastructure. She procures turnkey construction services involving earthwork, pavement systems, drainage structures, retaining walls, and bridge rehabilitation, requiring precise adherence to FHWA design standards and environmental mitigation protocols.