Vilma Gayle Hanson

Vilma Gayle Hanson serves as a Contracting Officer within the PBS R10 Construction Acquisitions Branch of the General Services Administration’s Public Buildings Service, where she leads the acquisition of mission-critical federal construction and modernization projects across Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. Her responsibilities include managing full lifecycle procurements for complex public infrastructure, ensuring compliance with FAR and agency-specific policies while advancing objectives around resilience, energy efficiency, and operational continuity. She routinely handles design-build, construction management at-risk, and integrated project delivery contracts for federal facilities, balancing technical rigor with strategic sourcing to meet long-term government infrastructure goals. Hanson collaborates with a diverse pool of contractors specializing in commercial and institutional construction, masonry, architectural services, and security systems integration. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she fosters collaborative relationships with firms capable of delivering high-performance, code-compliant facilities under stringent federal standards. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, robust contract administration, and early vendor engagement to mitigate risk and ensure delivery of secure, sustainable infrastructure. Her contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 75% of acquisitions conducted without set-asides, yet she consistently reserves 25% for Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This demonstrates a deliberate balance between maximizing competition and promoting small business participation, with no apparent reliance on 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, indicating a focus on broad-based small business engagement rather than targeted socioeconomic programs. Hanson’s primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), with significant activity in masonry (238140), architectural services (541310), security systems (561621), and historical site construction (712120). This reflects her expertise in managing projects that blend modern functionality with preservation requirements, requiring deep technical knowledge of building codes, historic preservation standards, and integrated facility systems.