Willard Purdum

Willard Purdum serves as an SK1 Contracting Officer at Tracen PETALUMA (70Z049), a U.S. Coast Guard facility under the Department of Homeland Security responsible for sustaining mission-critical infrastructure and training environments. In this role, Purdum manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions for construction, facility maintenance, and utility services essential to operational readiness. His acquisitions directly support the Coast Guard’s mandate to maintain safe, compliant, and modernized training facilities, with a focus on industrial and heavy civil engineering projects that ensure long-term infrastructure resilience and regulatory compliance. Purdum cultivates partnerships with a diverse pool of contractors specializing in facility construction and civil engineering services. While no single vendor dominates his portfolio, he consistently engages qualified small businesses and general contractors with proven experience in federal facility upgrades, utility system modernization, and hazardous material abatement. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, strict adherence to federal construction standards, and rigorous contractor oversight to ensure alignment with Coast Guard operational requirements. Purdum maintains a balanced set-aside strategy, with approximately half of his acquisitions reserved for small businesses under FAR 19.5, and the other half competitively open to all eligible offerors. This reflects a deliberate commitment to fostering small business participation without compromising competition or mission needs. His contracting patterns demonstrate a strong alignment with socioeconomic goals, regularly supporting small business concerns including SBA-certified 8(a), HUBZone, and SDVOSB firms when project scope permits. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 236210 (Industrial Building Construction) and 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), encompassing structural renovations, site development, stormwater management, and utility infrastructure upgrades. Purdum’s technical expertise centers on complex, mission-critical construction projects requiring compliance with DoD and Coast Guard facility standards, ensuring that all acquisitions deliver durable, safe, and operationally effective environments for training and sustainment.