Shelia R. Bradley

Shelia R. Bradley serves as a key procurement lead within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ W07V Endist Vicksburg office, managing complex civil infrastructure acquisitions under the Department of the Army. Her role centers on executing contracts for flood control systems, navigation channel maintenance, levee construction, and large-scale dredging operations critical to regional resilience and national security. She oversees the full lifecycle of engineering and construction procurements, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and mission-aligned delivery of public works projects across the Mississippi River basin. Her portfolio primarily involves design-build and construction-phase contracts requiring technical oversight and interagency coordination. Bradley maintains long-standing relationships with a core group of high-capacity contractors, including MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, BAIRD-STANTEC JOINT VENTURE, ARCADIS U.S., INC., SOL-MERRICK JOINT VENTURE II, LLC, and LINFIELD, HUNTER & JUNIUS, INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for joint ventures and established firms with proven expertise in heavy civil engineering. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, requiring rigorous technical qualifications and demonstrated experience in hydraulic structures, earthwork, and sediment management. She exhibits a strong commitment to small business participation, with 50% of her acquisitions designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5 and 30% specifically reserved for women-owned small businesses. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster economic opportunity while maintaining project integrity. No set-aside awards are reserved for larger firms only when market conditions or technical complexity necessitate broader competition. Her procurement focus is overwhelmingly centered on NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), with additional activity in engineering services (541330) and building equipment contracting (238290). She specializes in acquiring services related to hydraulic infrastructure, geotechnical design, and large-scale earthmoving operations, demonstrating deep domain expertise in water resource engineering and public works construction.