Marla Sawyer

Marla Sawyer serves as a secondary procurement liaison within the W07V Engineer District in St. Louis, supporting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ civil works and infrastructure missions. She plays a vital role in facilitating the acquisition of technical, environmental, and engineering services critical to water resource management, navigation system maintenance, and ecological restoration projects. While not the primary contracting officer, she contributes to the planning, solicitation, and administrative support of complex procurements, ensuring alignment with Army regulatory frameworks and mission priorities. Her work typically involves supporting contracts for geospatial analysis, environmental surveying, and civil construction services, often coordinating across multidisciplinary teams to meet urgent infrastructure and sustainability goals. Sawyer maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including FUGRO USA LAND, INC., BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD, AERO-GRAPHICS INC, NV5 GEOSPATIAL, INC., and SURVEYING AND MAPPING, LLC. These partnerships are primarily centered on geospatial data collection, topographic and hydrographic surveying, environmental compliance monitoring, and engineering design support. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in federal environmental and civil works projects, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in technical reliability and regulatory compliance. Her procurement approach strongly prioritizes small business participation, with over 71% of acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. She also supports Women-Owned Small Business set-asides, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals. This pattern underscores a strategic emphasis on expanding opportunities for small, qualified firms capable of delivering specialized engineering and environmental services within the Army’s infrastructure lifecycle. Her primary NAICS focus areas include 541720 for social science and environmental research, 237990 for heavy civil engineering construction, and 562111 for solid waste collection services. These reflect a technical domain centered on environmental remediation, infrastructure rehabilitation, and ecological stewardship, requiring contractors with expertise in federal environmental standards, GIS-enabled surveying, and sustainable construction practices.