Shirley A Anderson

Shirley A. Anderson serves as a Contract Specialist within the Eastern Federal Lands Division of the Federal Highway Administration, where she plays a pivotal role in executing procurement actions for critical transportation infrastructure projects on federally managed lands. Her responsibilities include planning, soliciting, awarding, and administering contracts for highway, bridge, and roadway construction under the National Environmental Policy Act and Federal Acquisition Regulation frameworks. She ensures compliance with federal mandates while advancing the agency’s mission to maintain safe, resilient, and environmentally responsible transportation networks across national forests and public rights-of-way. Anderson maintains longstanding working relationships with a core group of experienced contractors, including ESTES BROS. CONST. INC., BLUEGRASS CONTRACTING CORP, BRYANT’S LAND AND DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIES, INC., ECLIPSE COMPANIES, LLC, and ASPEN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in heavy civil construction, particularly in remote and ecologically sensitive terrains. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous site-specific risk assessment, and contractor reliability in meeting stringent environmental and safety standards. Her contracting patterns demonstrate a balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals, with approximately half of her awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a strong dedication to fostering small business participation. The remaining awards are competed without set-asides, ensuring full and open competition when appropriate. She consistently prioritizes small business eligibility and capability over size-based preferences, aligning with FHWA’s broader equity and resilience objectives. Anderson’s technical expertise is narrowly focused on NAICS 237310—Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction—where she specializes in procuring complex earthwork, drainage, pavement, and structural systems for federal lands. Her portfolio includes projects requiring specialized geotechnical, erosion control, and wildlife corridor mitigation measures, underscoring her deep understanding of federal land use constraints and infrastructure resilience standards.