Marlene Marcellay

Marlene Marcellay serves as a Contract Specialist within the Western Federal Lands Division of the Federal Highway Administration, where she plays a pivotal role in executing procurements critical to maintaining and enhancing transportation infrastructure across federally managed lands in the western United States. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of contracts for civil construction, site development, and specialized infrastructure services, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and aligning procurements with the agency’s mission to support public access, resource conservation, and emergency response in national parks and forests. She routinely handles complex, high-stakes acquisitions involving heavy construction, environmental remediation, and civil engineering services. Marlene maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of experienced contractors, including STRIDER CONSTRUCTION CO INC, MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, M.A. DEATLEY CONSTRUCTION, INC., OFTEDAL CONSTRUCTION, INC., and HAZ-TECH DRILLING INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in remote-site construction, road and bridge rehabilitation, and hazardous material handling. Her contracting patterns indicate a reliance on established, technically capable firms with demonstrated performance on federal land projects, fostering reliable, long-term vendor collaboration grounded in compliance and operational reliability. Marlene’s procurement portfolio reflects a 100% preference for full and open competition, with no set-asides designated for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic programs. This indicates a strategic focus on technical capability and mission-critical delivery over socioeconomic targeting, consistent with the specialized nature of infrastructure work in remote federal territories where qualified small businesses may be limited. Her primary procurement activity centers on NAICS 561110 (Office Administrative Services), which in this context encompasses project management, environmental compliance coordination, permitting support, and administrative oversight essential to infrastructure execution. While seemingly administrative, this classification reflects the complex logistical and regulatory framework underpinning federal land construction, demonstrating her expertise in managing the non-construction enablers critical to successful civil works delivery.