Victoria K. Richmond

Victoria K. Richmond serves as a Contract Specialist for the U.S. Army Engineer District Walla Walla, where she manages the acquisition lifecycle for critical civil and military infrastructure projects across the Pacific Northwest. Her responsibilities include developing solicitation documents, conducting market research, evaluating proposals, and administering contracts for engineering, construction, and maintenance services essential to the agency’s mission of ensuring the safety and operational readiness of dams, levees, locks, and hydropower facilities. She plays a pivotal role in aligning procurement activities with federal regulations and Army engineering priorities, focusing on complex, high-stakes acquisitions that support national water resource and infrastructure resilience goals. Richmond maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including JR Merit, Inc., Northbank Civil and Marine, Inc., North Wind General Contractors LLC, Knight Const. & Supply, Inc., and Transco Industries, Inc.—organizations recognized for their expertise in heavy civil construction, marine works, and specialized electrical systems. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, technical compliance, and long-term vendor reliability, fostering collaborative partnerships with firms capable of delivering mission-critical infrastructure under demanding environmental and regulatory conditions. Her contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for small business participation, with 41.2% of awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to expanding opportunities for qualified small businesses in the federal construction sector. While the majority of acquisitions are open to all competitors, she strategically employs set-asides to enhance competition and support socioeconomic goals without compromising project integrity or schedule adherence. Richmond’s primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), reflecting her specialization in large-scale earthworks, hydraulic structures, and navigation system upgrades. She also regularly procures electrical installation services (NAICS 238210) and motor and generator equipment (NAICS 335312), underscoring her technical fluency in hydropower and infrastructure modernization. Her domain expertise spans the full spectrum of civil works engineering, from design-build delivery to maintenance of federally owned water resource systems.