Tamela R. Perry

Tamela R. Perry serves as a Contract Specialist for W2SN Endist Alaska under the Department of the Army, where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex procurement actions to sustain and modernize critical military infrastructure across Alaska’s remote and high-latency environments. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions for civil engineering and environmental compliance projects, ensuring alignment with Department of Defense standards for resilience, safety, and regulatory adherence. Her portfolio primarily encompasses construction and engineering services vital to maintaining operational readiness in austere conditions, including facility upgrades, site remediation, and infrastructure modernization. Perry maintains longstanding relationships with a core group of contractors specializing in defense-scale civil works and environmental remediation, including Environmental Compliance Consultants, Inc., R&M Consultants, Inc., McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, and WSP USA Solutions Inc. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in Arctic and subarctic construction, hazardous material management, and military facility sustainment. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and contractor reliability in extreme climate conditions. Perry’s procurement portfolio reflects a 100% non-set-aside orientation, with no preference for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic categories. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her acquisition strategy, her focus remains on securing technically capable vendors with the capacity to deliver mission-critical infrastructure under stringent operational timelines and environmental constraints. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction) and NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), reflecting deep expertise in designing and executing contracts for base infrastructure, structural renovations, geotechnical assessments, and environmental engineering solutions. She consistently procures services requiring specialized knowledge of cold-region construction techniques, permafrost engineering, and DoD environmental compliance frameworks.