Samantha A Reizes

Samantha A. Reizes serves as a Contract Specialist within the 693JJ3 Acquisition and Grants Management unit of the Federal Highway Administration, where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex procurements that support the nation’s transportation infrastructure modernization. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts for engineering services, transportation research, and operational consulting, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and alignment with the agency’s mission to advance safe, resilient, and data-driven highway systems. Her work directly enables technical innovation through the acquisition of specialized expertise critical to infrastructure design and performance evaluation. Reizes maintains consistent partnerships with key contractors including K & M Transportation Services LLC and the University of California, Los Angeles, reflecting a blend of private-sector engineering capability and academic research excellence. Her contracting patterns favor long-term, performance-based engagements that emphasize technical rigor and deliverables tied to real-world transportation outcomes. She frequently collaborates with firms capable of delivering integrated solutions spanning data analytics, field testing, and systems engineering, fostering collaborative relationships built on accountability and measurable impact. Her procurement strategy prioritizes open competition, with 81.3% of awards issued without set-asides, yet she maintains a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic programs, consistently allocating 12.5% of contracts to total small business set-asides and 6.3% to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. This balanced approach ensures broad market access while upholding competitive integrity and regulatory compliance. Reizes specializes in NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services) and 541712 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences), reflecting her focus on technical consulting, transportation modeling, and infrastructure innovation. She also procures general warehousing and administrative management services to support logistics and program coordination. Her domain expertise lies at the intersection of civil engineering, data-informed policy, and operational efficiency in federal transportation programs.