Richard A. Harvey

Richard A. Harvey serves as a key procurement professional within the U.S. Army Engineer District Walla Walla, overseeing the acquisition of critical civil and military engineering services and infrastructure support. He manages a diverse portfolio of contracts aligned with the district’s mission to maintain and enhance water resource systems, flood control structures, navigation channels, and hydropower facilities across the Pacific Northwest. His acquisitions primarily focus on construction, maintenance, and specialized engineering services essential to the operational readiness of federal infrastructure, including dams, levees, and locks. Harvey ensures compliance with federal contracting regulations while advancing mission-critical objectives through timely, compliant, and efficient procurement processes. Harvey maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of regional contractors, including JR MERIT, INC., NORTHBANK CIVIL AND MARINE, INC., NORTH WIND GENERAL CONTRACTORS LLC, KNIGHT CONST. & SUPPLY, INC., and TRANSCO INDUSTRIES, INC. These firms are frequently engaged for heavy civil construction, marine works, structural metal fabrication, and mechanical system installation. His procurement approach emphasizes reliability, technical expertise, and proven performance, fostering long-term vendor partnerships that align with the district’s complex engineering requirements and environmental constraints. Harvey demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with approximately 64.3% of his acquisitions set aside exclusively for small businesses under FAR 19.5. His contracting patterns reflect a deliberate emphasis on leveraging the capabilities of small, locally based firms to meet mission needs while promoting economic development in the Pacific Northwest. He consistently prioritizes total small business set-asides over other socioeconomic categories, ensuring broad access to federal opportunities for qualified small entities. His technical procurement focus centers on NAICS codes related to commercial and industrial machinery repair (811310), soil preparation and cultivation (115112), and fabricated structural metal manufacturing (332312). He regularly procures services and products supporting hydraulic structure maintenance, erosion control, architectural metalwork, and HVAC systems for federal installations, demonstrating deep expertise in civil works infrastructure lifecycle management.