Shanen Fox

Shanen Fox serves as a primary contracting professional within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, supporting the agency’s mission to conserve and enhance fish, wildlife, and their habitats through strategic acquisition of critical infrastructure services. Responsible for managing procurement activities for construction and civil engineering projects at national wildlife refuges, Fox oversees the acquisition of administrative facilities, water systems, roads, and utility networks essential to operational continuity and ecological stewardship. Their work ensures compliance with federal contracting regulations while aligning procurement outcomes with the Service’s long-term resilience and sustainability goals. Fox maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors specializing in construction and site development, including MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, DURABLE PILING RESTORATION, L.L.C., and MDM CONSTRUCTION LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on firms with proven expertise in heavy civil works, specialty trade contracting, and habitat-integrated infrastructure. The contracting patterns indicate a preference for vendors capable of executing complex, environmentally sensitive projects on federal lands, often requiring coordination with natural resource management teams and adherence to NEPA and Endangered Species Act requirements. Fox demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with nearly half of all acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster economic opportunity among small, locally based contractors while ensuring competitive, qualified performance on mission-critical projects. There is minimal use of other socioeconomic set-asides, indicating a primary emphasis on broad small business inclusion rather than targeted programs like 8(a) or HUBZone. The procurement portfolio is dominated by NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), with significant activity in highway and bridge construction (237310) and other heavy civil engineering (237990). This underscores deep expertise in managing infrastructure projects that balance public access, ecological protection, and long-term durability, particularly in remote or environmentally sensitive refuge locations.