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 transportation infrastructure and support services across federally managed lands in the western United States. Her portfolio encompasses construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance of highways, bridges, and related civil structures essential to public access, resource protection, and emergency response. Palmer employs full and open competition alongside targeted small business set-asides to ensure efficient, compliant, and mission-aligned procurement outcomes, consistently applying FAR principles to complex federal land-based projects. She maintains strong, recurring 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 vendors with proven expertise in heavy civil construction, site development, and specialized drilling operations under challenging environmental conditions. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous contractor evaluation, and long-term vendor reliability in remote and ecologically sensitive locations. Palmer demonstrates a balanced commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with nearly half of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. While the majority of her awards remain open to all competitors, her consistent use of small business set-asides underscores a deliberate strategy to foster participation from qualified small firms, particularly those with demonstrated capabilities in infrastructure and environmental compliance. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS categories including 331210 for iron and steel pipe manufacturing, 332322 for sheet metal work, and 541519 for computer-related services, reflecting a blend of traditional civil works and modern technical support needs. She frequently procures specialized equipment, analytical instrumentation, and IT services critical to infrastructure monitoring and data-driven asset management, demonstrating technical fluency across both construction and digital systems domains.