Toni M. Palmer

Toni M. Palmer serves as a Contracting Officer for the Western Federal Lands Division of the Federal Highway Administration, where she manages the acquisition of critical infrastructure and support services essential to maintaining transportation networks across federally managed lands in the western United States. Her portfolio encompasses construction, rehabilitation, and preservation contracts for highways, bridges, and related civil works, ensuring safe and resilient access to national forests, parks, and other federal territories. Palmer executes full lifecycle procurement actions—from market research and solicitation development to contract award and administration—aligning acquisitions with federal transportation priorities and environmental compliance standards. She maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of experienced contractors, including STRIDER CONSTRUCTION CO INC, MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, M.A. DEATLEY CONSTRUCTION, INC., OFTEDAL CONSTRUCTION, INC., and HAZ-TECH DRILLING INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in heavy civil construction, site development, and specialized drilling operations. Palmer’s procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, rigorous technical evaluation, and contractor accountability to ensure mission-critical infrastructure meets federal engineering and safety requirements. Palmer’s contracting activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. While she does not utilize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, her procurement strategy prioritizes competitive bidding among qualified contractors with demonstrated capability, ensuring value and efficiency without restriction based on socioeconomic status. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing), 334112 (Computer Storage Device Manufacturing), and 113310 (Logging), indicating a unique integration of environmental monitoring systems, data acquisition equipment, and forest management support services within transportation infrastructure projects. This reflects a technical specialization in procurement for environmental compliance, geospatial data collection, and sustainable resource management alongside traditional civil works.