Namrata Battan

Namrata Battan serves as a key procurement professional within the Western Federal Lands Division of the Federal Highway Administration, supporting the design, construction, and preservation of transportation infrastructure across federally managed lands in the western U.S. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions spanning civil engineering, environmental compliance, and technical testing services critical to maintaining highways, bridges, and access roads in national parks and forests. Her role ensures compliance with federal contracting regulations while aligning procurements with the agency’s mission to enhance public safety, resource conservation, and emergency response capabilities through resilient infrastructure. Battan 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 established firms with demonstrated expertise in heavy civil construction, site development, and specialized drilling services for remote and environmentally sensitive terrains. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, quality assurance, and contractor reliability in challenging field conditions. Her contracting patterns show a strong preference for open competition, with 88.9% of awards issued without set-aside designations, indicating a focus on technical capability over socioeconomic categorization. Nevertheless, she consistently allocates 11.1% of opportunities to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a measured but intentional commitment to small business participation within a predominantly large-firm procurement environment. Her primary technical focus lies in Architectural Services (NAICS 541310), with significant activity in Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Testing Laboratories (541380), and specialized manufacturing and service categories. This reflects a domain expertise in infrastructure planning, geotechnical analysis, environmental impact mitigation, and regulatory compliance—ensuring that all projects meet federal standards for safety, sustainability, and long-term durability.