Son Trinh

Son Trinh serves as a key procurement professional within the Pacific Northwest Region (PN 6615) of the Bureau of Reclamation, overseeing the acquisition of critical civil infrastructure projects essential to the agency’s mission of water resource management and hydropower sustainability. Responsible for managing complex engineering contracts, Trinh specializes in the planning, solicitation, and award of heavy civil works projects, including dam maintenance, canal rehabilitation, shoreline protection, and hydropower facility modernization. Their work directly supports the Bureau’s operational resilience and environmental compliance goals by ensuring timely delivery of high-integrity infrastructure through rigorous contract administration and technical evaluation. Trinh maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of experienced contractors, including Palouse Power LLC, McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, DJ&A, P.C., and Inter-Fluve, Inc.—all recognized for their technical proficiency in hydraulic engineering, earthwork, and environmental remediation. These partnerships reflect a preference for established firms with proven track records in federal water infrastructure delivery, often involving performance-based contracting and design-build delivery methods. The relationships are characterized by long-term collaboration, technical alignment, and adherence to federal construction standards under the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Trinh’s procurement portfolio reflects a strong emphasis on full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside classifications. This indicates a strategic focus on technical merit and contractor capability over socioeconomic preferences, prioritizing mission-critical outcomes and project complexity over small business set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. The agency’s contracting activity is exclusively focused on NAICS 237990—Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction—underscoring Trinh’s deep expertise in large-scale civil works. Procurements encompass structural concrete, earthmoving, dredging, cofferdam installation, and hydraulic structure rehabilitation, requiring specialized knowledge in geotechnical engineering, flood control systems, and federal environmental compliance frameworks such as NEPA and Section 404 permitting.