Eric Grosskreuz

Ryan Phillips serves as a key procurement lead within the Federal Highway Administration’s 6982AF Central Federal Lands Division, responsible for managing complex infrastructure contracts to support transportation systems across federally managed lands, including national parks, forests, and Native American territories. His work centers on the acquisition of highway, bridge, and civil engineering services essential to maintaining safe, durable, and sustainable access in remote regions. He handles competitive sealed bidding and negotiated contracts under FAR Part 36, ensuring compliance with federal construction standards and environmental mitigation requirements. His portfolio is strategically aligned with the agency’s mission to modernize aging infrastructure while upholding federal land-use and tribal consultation obligations. Phillips maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of experienced contractors, including STEELHEAD CONSTRUCTORS JV, HERBACK GENERAL ENGINEERING LLC, SEB ENGINEERING INC., S.T. RHODES CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED, and MCCULLOUGH CONSTRUCTION INC. These firms are regularly selected for their proven expertise in heavy highway construction, bridge rehabilitation, and earthwork operations within sensitive ecological and cultural environments. His procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, with a preference for contractors possessing demonstrated success in federal land contexts and robust safety and quality control systems. His contracting patterns reflect a strong emphasis on open competition, with 80% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions, while maintaining a deliberate 20% commitment to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. Though not focused on specific socioeconomic categories like 8(a) or HUBZone, he consistently prioritizes small business participation through broad-based competition and clear evaluation criteria favoring technical capability and past performance. His primary procurement focus is on NAICS 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction), encompassing grading, paving, drainage, retaining walls, and structural steel installation. A secondary focus on NAICS 561312 (Executive Search Services) suggests occasional support for specialized staffing needs within project management teams. His technical domain expertise lies in federal-aid highway construction standards, environmental compliance, and infrastructure resilience planning for high-traffic and ecologically sensitive corridors.