Sonia M. Frees

Sonia M. Frees serves as a Procurement Officer within the W071 Endist Seattle office of the Department of the Army, where she manages the acquisition of critical civil infrastructure and construction services essential to military installation resilience across the Pacific Northwest. Her role centers on executing complex contracting actions under the Federal Acquisition Regulation to support heavy civil engineering, facility modernization, and environmental remediation projects that directly enhance operational readiness. She routinely handles large-scale, mission-critical contracts for public works, hydraulic structures, and institutional construction, ensuring compliance with federal procurement standards while aligning acquisitions with strategic Army infrastructure goals. Frees maintains established working relationships with a core group of experienced contractors including RDC JPA Architecture, FINCANTIERI MARINE REPAIR LLC, WALSH FEDERAL LLC, ABSHER CONSTRUCTION CO, and BIG RIVER CONSTRUCTION INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in heavy civil engineering, marine repair, and federal construction delivery. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, risk mitigation, and contractor accountability, fostering long-term collaboration with vendors capable of delivering technically complex projects under stringent military specifications. A strong advocate for small business participation, Frees consistently prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, with approximately 68.8% of her awards designated for small businesses. This reflects a deliberate and sustained commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals, enabling small firms to compete meaningfully in high-value civil works markets. Her pattern of set-asides underscores alignment with Army-wide initiatives to expand small business access to federal construction opportunities. Her procurement focus is overwhelmingly concentrated in NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), accounting for 93.8% of her portfolio, with additional activity in NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction). She specializes in acquiring services related to coastal infrastructure, dam and levee rehabilitation, military facility upgrades, and environmental restoration—domains requiring deep technical expertise in geotechnical, hydraulic, and structural engineering systems.