Rose M. Caughie

Rose M. Caughie serves as a Procurement Technician within the W071 Endist Portland office under the Department of the Army’s W9127N contract vehicle, supporting critical infrastructure resilience across the Pacific Northwest. She plays a vital role in executing acquisitions for heavy civil engineering, hydropower maintenance, and environmental compliance services essential to federal waterway operations and defense-related facilities. Her responsibilities include managing solicitation development, evaluating technical proposals, and ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations for complex, mission-critical contracts. Caughie routinely handles procurements for specialized technical services, structural fabrication, and utility system upgrades, aligning closely with the agency’s mandate to sustain navigational infrastructure and flood control systems. She maintains consistent working relationships with leading engineering and construction firms including MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, STANTEC CONSULTING SERVICES INC., HDR ENGINEERING INC, TETRA TECH, INC., and CORNFORTH-GANNETT FLEMING. These partnerships reflect a preference for established firms with demonstrated expertise in civil works, environmental engineering, and infrastructure modernization. Caughie fosters collaborative procurement processes that emphasize technical rigor, regulatory adherence, and performance-based outcomes across long-term service agreements. Caughie demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with 75% of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. She actively prioritizes opportunities for small disadvantaged businesses, HUBZone firms, and other certified small entities, ensuring broad participation in the agency’s mission-critical procurements. Her contracting patterns reflect a deliberate strategy to expand small business capacity while maintaining high standards of technical delivery. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 332618 (Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing) and 332312 (Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing), each accounting for 25% of her portfolio, alongside significant activity in 423610 (Electrical Apparatus Wholesalers), 541930 (Translation and Interpretation Services), and 335313 (Switchgear Manufacturing). This blend underscores her expertise in procuring both physical infrastructure components and specialized technical support services critical to operational readiness.