Roya Maher

Roya Maher, as President of the Northern West Virginia Chapter of the National Contract Management Association (NCMA), plays a pivotal advisory and educational role in advancing best practices in federal procurement within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ W072 Endist Pittsburgh district. While not a contracting officer herself, she serves as a key liaison between government acquisition professionals and industry stakeholders, facilitating training, policy alignment, and compliance awareness for contracts related to civil infrastructure. Her influence shapes procurement strategy through professional development initiatives that support the acquisition of complex engineering, construction, and maintenance services critical to dam, levee, and water system modernization. Maher maintains close working relationships with leading contractors such as McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC and C.J. Mahan Construction Company, LLC, both of which provide specialized civil works and site development services. Her engagement with these firms is primarily through industry forums, bid walkthroughs, and NCMA-led workshops that promote transparent, competitive bidding and contractual excellence. These partnerships reflect a collaborative, non-adversarial approach aimed at enhancing contractor readiness and performance in federally funded infrastructure projects. Her procurement patterns show no reliance on socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of relevant acquisitions conducted under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on technical capability and past performance over socioeconomic categorization, aligning with the mission-critical nature of infrastructure resilience projects. Maher’s industry focus is exclusively centered on NAICS 813910—Business Associations—which underscores her role in supporting the professional infrastructure of federal contracting rather than direct procurement of goods or construction. She enables effective acquisition outcomes by strengthening the capacity of contract managers, engineers, and procurement specialists who execute complex civil works contracts under the Army Corps’ mission framework.