Rachael Raposa

Rachael Raposa serves as a key procurement professional within W2SD Endist Europe, a subordinate unit of the Department of the Army responsible for sustaining U.S. military infrastructure across Europe. She manages the acquisition of mission-critical construction and engineering services essential to garrison readiness, including barracks, security perimeters, air station upgrades, and facility modernization projects. Her work directly supports operational continuity and quality of life for deployed personnel by ensuring timely delivery of durable, compliant infrastructure under the Army’s overseas construction program. Raposa handles complex, multi-year contracts requiring rigorous compliance with federal construction standards and environmental regulations, often coordinating across technical, logistical, and regulatory stakeholders. She maintains established relationships with leading contractors including AECOM International Inc., CMS Corporation, WSP Italia S.R.L., and Boh Environmental, L.L.C., reflecting a preference for firms with proven expertise in European military construction, civil engineering, and environmental remediation. Her contracting patterns indicate a reliance on experienced, vertically integrated providers capable of delivering turnkey solutions under austere conditions, with long-term performance and regulatory adherence prioritized over short-term cost savings. Raposa’s set-aside profile reveals a balanced approach to socioeconomic contracting, with 76.9% of awards issued as unrestricted and 15.4% designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. She also consistently reserves 7.7% of opportunities for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to expanding participation by qualified small and veteran-owned firms without compromising mission requirements. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), accounting for nearly half of her portfolio, followed by 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction). She frequently procures engineering services, technical consulting, and professional training, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to infrastructure lifecycle management that integrates design, construction, and sustainment under a single acquisition strategy.