MIchelle Person

Michelle Person serves as the primary contracting professional for the W07V Engineer District in St. Louis, operating under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers within the Department of the Army. She manages a diverse portfolio of civil works and infrastructure acquisitions critical to national water resource management, environmental restoration, and military installation support. Her responsibilities include soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts for complex engineering projects, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and mission-critical timelines. She routinely handles high-stakes procurements in heavy civil construction, geospatial services, and environmental remediation, aligning acquisitions with the district’s strategic goals of infrastructure resilience and ecological sustainability. Michelle maintains consistent working relationships with leading engineering and geospatial firms including FUGRO USA LAND, INC., BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD, AERO-GRAPHICS INC, NV5 GEOSPATIAL, INC., and SURVEYING AND MAPPING, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for specialized technical vendors capable of delivering surveying, mapping, hydrographic analysis, and structural design services essential to water resource projects. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical rigor, and long-term vendor reliability, often resulting in repeat engagements with firms demonstrating proven expertise in federal civil works environments. Her procurement strategy prioritizes small business participation, with over 61% of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. While women-owned small businesses represent a minor portion of awards, her pattern reflects a strong institutional commitment to broadening the small business base within the engineering and construction sectors. She consistently leverages socioeconomic programs to foster competition and enhance capability development among eligible vendors. Michelle’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction) and 237110 (Water and Sewer Line Construction), with significant activity in geospatial consulting and structural metal fabrication. She specializes in acquiring services for lock and dam rehabilitation, flood control systems, wetland restoration, and precision land surveying, demonstrating deep technical fluency in water resource engineering and environmental infrastructure delivery.