Nona R. Fincher

Nona R. Fincher serves as a Contract Specialist for the U.S. Army Engineer District Walla Walla, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions for civil and military engineering projects across the Pacific Northwest. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts supporting infrastructure resilience, including dam and levee maintenance, navigation system upgrades, and hydropower facility support. Her work directly enables the agency’s mandate to ensure the safety, reliability, and operational readiness of federal water resource infrastructure. Fincher routinely handles complex procurement actions under FAR Part 36, with a focus on construction, engineering services, and environmental remediation contracts requiring technical oversight and compliance with federal engineering standards. Fincher maintains strong, ongoing relationships with a core group of contractors including JR MERIT, INC., NORTHBANK CIVIL AND MARINE, INC., NORTH WIND GENERAL CONTRACTORS LLC, KNIGHT CONST. & SUPPLY, INC., and TRANSCO INDUSTRIES, INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced firms with proven capabilities in marine construction, hydraulic structure repair, and heavy civil works. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous technical evaluations, and consistent vendor collaboration to meet stringent engineering and safety requirements. A balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals characterizes Fincher’s procurement strategy, with nearly half of her actions set aside for small businesses—42.9% under Total Small Business Set-Asides and an additional 9.5% allocated to 8(a) competed contracts. She also routinely awards to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, demonstrating a deliberate effort to expand opportunities for underserved vendors while maintaining competitive integrity. Her primary NAICS focus areas include inland water freight transportation, research and development in engineering sciences, landscaping services, and support activities for oil and gas operations. These reflect the district’s need for specialized services in waterway logistics, environmental engineering studies, habitat restoration, and infrastructure maintenance—areas requiring technical expertise and regulatory compliance in federal water resource management.