Raymond H Delpesche

Raymond H. Delpesche serves as a Contract Specialist within the Eastern Federal Lands Division of the Federal Highway Administration, where he plays a critical role in executing procurement actions that support the maintenance and enhancement of transportation infrastructure across federally managed lands. His responsibilities include planning, soliciting, awarding, and administering contracts for services essential to highway, bridge, and right-of-way operations in national forests and public lands. Delpesche specializes in complex, mission-critical acquisitions that balance engineering needs with environmental compliance and public access requirements, ensuring alignment with federal transportation and land management objectives. He maintains established 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 partnerships reflect a preference for experienced firms capable of delivering specialized construction, land development, and infrastructure support services in sensitive ecological and remote environments. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, clear scope definition, and rigorous contract administration to ensure compliance with federal standards and project timelines. Delpesche demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with approximately one-third of his awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. While the majority of his acquisitions are unrestricted, his consistent use of small business set-asides reflects a deliberate effort to foster economic opportunity and enhance competition among qualified small vendors. He does not routinely utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, instead prioritizing broad small business eligibility to maximize vendor participation. His procurement focus centers on three primary NAICS categories: 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), 813910 (Business Associations), and 511210 (Software Publishers). These reflect a growing emphasis on digital planning tools, administrative support services for federal land programs, and software solutions for infrastructure management. Delpesche’s expertise lies in procuring technical and operational services that enable data-driven decision-making and efficient administration of federally managed transportation systems.