Roxana Ahola

Roxana Ahola serves as a Contract Specialist within the W075 Endist Sacramento office under the Department of the Army’s W91238 contracting activity, where she manages the acquisition of critical infrastructure and installation support services essential to maintaining operational readiness across the Western United States. Her responsibilities include planning, soliciting, awarding, and administering contracts for construction, environmental remediation, and facility sustainment projects aligned with Army lifecycle management priorities. She works closely with project engineers and environmental compliance teams to ensure acquisitions meet regulatory standards and support long-term mission resilience, specializing in complex, multi-year procurement actions requiring technical diligence and regulatory adherence. Ahola maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors, including MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, FAR WEST CONTRACTORS CORP, and ALEUT CONSTRUCTION LLC, all of which have demonstrated proven capability in heavy civil works and installation support. Her procurement approach emphasizes reliability, performance history, and regional expertise, fostering long-term vendor partnerships with firms experienced in Western U.S. terrain and environmental conditions. She frequently engages contractors with established track records in military infrastructure projects, ensuring continuity and quality in delivery. A strong advocate for small business participation, Ahola routinely structures procurements using Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, which account for nearly 39% of her awards, alongside HUBZone set-asides representing 16.7%. Her contracting patterns reflect a deliberate effort to expand economic opportunity within underserved communities while maintaining rigorous performance standards. She strategically leverages socioeconomic programs to build a diverse, capable contractor base aligned with DoD resilience goals. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 561730 (Landscaping Services), 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), and 562910 (Remediation Services), reflecting her expertise in site development, earthwork, hazardous material abatement, and ecological restoration. She routinely manages contracts for infrastructure upgrades, erosion control, soil stabilization, and environmental compliance activities, demonstrating deep technical familiarity with Army environmental regulations and civil works standards.