Rick Vredenburg

Rick P. Vredenburg serves as a Contract Specialist within the W075 Endist San Francisco office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, supporting the Department of the Army’s civil works mission. He manages the full lifecycle of complex procurement actions for heavy civil infrastructure projects, including flood control systems, dam safety upgrades, levee rehabilitation, and beneficial use of dredged material. His work ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations and environmental statutes while advancing national infrastructure resilience. Vredenburg routinely handles competitively awarded contracts under FAR Part 15, with a focus on design-build, construction management, and engineering services. He maintains established working relationships with leading civil construction firms including BFBC LLC, Granite Construction Company, Manson Construction Co., McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, and CAM-DUTRA JV-II LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced, high-capacity contractors capable of executing large-scale public works under stringent safety and environmental standards. Vredenburg’s procurement approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous technical evaluation, and long-term contractor reliability over low-bid selection. His contracting patterns show a strong preference for open competition, with 77.8% of awards issued without set-asides. However, he consistently supports small business participation, allocating 18.5% of contracts as total small business set-asides and 3.7% specifically to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, aligning with statutory goals for socioeconomic inclusion. Vredenburg’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), followed by highway and bridge construction (237310), specialized design services (541490), and specialty trade contracting (238990). He procures engineering, site development, and environmental mitigation services critical to federal water resource infrastructure, demonstrating deep expertise in public works construction and regulatory compliance.