Adeline Fuata

Adeline Fuata serves as the primary contracting professional for W2SD Endist Norfolk, a unit of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under the Department of the Army. In this role, she manages the acquisition lifecycle for critical infrastructure projects supporting military readiness across the Eastern United States, including facility construction, engineering services, and base modernization initiatives. Her responsibilities encompass the full spectrum of procurement activities—from solicitation and evaluation to contract award and administration—ensuring compliance with federal regulations and alignment with the agency’s strategic priorities in resilient infrastructure development. She routinely handles complex, high-stakes contracts under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, with a focus on heavy civil engineering and technical services. Fuata maintains longstanding relationships with a core group of prime contractors, including Clark Construction Group LLC, Sawyer Services Inc., Vanar Eastern JV1, LLC, and Ritz Construction Inc., all of which have demonstrated consistent performance on large-scale military construction and engineering tasks. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, risk mitigation, and contractor accountability, fostering collaborative partnerships with firms experienced in Department of Defense environments. She prioritizes vendors with proven expertise in military facility standards and expeditionary construction methodologies. Her procurement portfolio reflects a balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals, with 40% of awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a strong emphasis on enabling small business participation without reliance on specialized set-aside programs like 8(a) or HUBZone. The remaining 60% of acquisitions are open to all competitors, reflecting a strategic blend of broad competition and targeted small business inclusion. Fuata’s primary focus lies in NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), which accounts for over 70% of her portfolio, encompassing airfield, roadway, and utility infrastructure projects. She also routinely procures engineering services under NAICS 541330 and professional technical services under NAICS 541990, underscoring her expertise in integrated design-build delivery and mission-critical facility support.