Raymond H. Delpesche

Raymond Delpesche serves as a key procurement professional within the Federal Highway Administration’s Eastern Federal Lands Division, where he manages acquisitions critical to maintaining transportation infrastructure on federally managed lands, including national forests and public rights-of-way. His responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle of contract award and administration for engineering, surveying, and custom software services that support highway and bridge systems. He ensures compliance with federal procurement regulations while aligning acquisitions with the agency’s mission of safe, resilient, and environmentally responsible infrastructure. His portfolio is dominated by professional services contracts requiring technical expertise in civil engineering and geospatial data collection. Delpesche maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including ESTES BROS. CONST. INC., BLUEGRASS CONTRACTING CORP, BRYANT'S LAND AND DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIES, INC., ECLIPSE COMPANIES, LLC, and ASPEN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. These firms are frequently selected for their proven capabilities in roadway construction support, land development services, and infrastructure engineering. His contracting patterns reflect a preference for established, experienced vendors with demonstrated performance on complex federal land projects, indicating a focus on reliability and technical proficiency over volume-based sourcing. Delpesche’s procurement activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on selecting the most qualified providers regardless of socioeconomic status, prioritizing technical merit and past performance over set-aside preferences. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in his portfolio, the nature of the work often attracts small and mid-sized firms with specialized engineering and surveying capabilities. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), accounting for nearly two-thirds of his acquisitions, followed by NAICS 541370 (Surveying and Mapping) and NAICS 541511 (Custom Computer Programming). These categories indicate deep expertise in civil infrastructure design, geospatial data acquisition, and bespoke software solutions for transportation asset management. His work supports mission-critical systems requiring precision engineering and integrated digital platforms for federal land stewardship.