Vivian Lu

Vivian Lu supports the Federal Highway Administration’s 693JJ3 Acquisition and Grants Management unit by managing the procurement of technical services critical to advancing national transportation infrastructure. She oversees the acquisition of engineering consulting, transportation research, and professional training solutions that inform highway design, safety protocols, and operational efficiency. Her work directly enables data-driven decision-making across federal highway programs, ensuring that contracted expertise aligns with the agency’s mission to enhance resilience and innovation in the nation’s roadways. She handles complex service-based acquisitions under full and open competition, with a focus on high-impact, research-oriented contracts. Vivian maintains consistent relationships with key contractors including K & M Transportation Services LLC and the University of California, Los Angeles, reflecting a balanced portfolio of private-sector engineering firms and leading academic research institutions. Her contracting patterns emphasize long-term, performance-based partnerships that deliver specialized technical support, analytical modeling, and training delivery. These relationships are characterized by recurring engagements grounded in technical rigor and mission alignment, with a preference for vendors demonstrating proven expertise in transportation systems and workforce development. Vivian’s procurement activity is exclusively conducted under full and open competition, with no set-asides designated for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic programs. This reflects a strategic focus on selecting the most technically qualified providers regardless of business size or certification status, prioritizing capability and domain expertise over socioeconomic preferences. Her approach ensures that critical infrastructure projects benefit from the highest caliber of available talent and innovation. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 611430 (Professional and Management Development Training) and 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences), underscoring her specialization in workforce capacity building and applied transportation science. She routinely procures curriculum development, safety training programs, traffic simulation studies, and infrastructure performance analytics, demonstrating deep expertise in engineering services and operational research for highway systems.