Adrian Stafford-Browne

Adrian Stafford-Browne serves as a primary contracting professional within the W2SD Endist New York office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, overseeing the acquisition of critical civil and military infrastructure projects across the Northeastern United States. Responsible for managing complex engineering and construction contracts, he ensures alignment with Department of Defense readiness objectives by procuring services and construction that sustain and modernize transportation networks, utilities, flood control systems, and institutional facilities. His portfolio primarily consists of large-scale, mission-critical acquisitions under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, with a focus on design-build, construction management, and engineering services contracts that require technical oversight and interagency coordination. Stafford-Browne maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of established contractors, including AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, STV HDR USMA JOINT VENTURE, LODUCA ASSOCIATES, INC., and H & L CONTRACTING LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in heavy civil construction, institutional building, and engineering design, often leveraging joint ventures to deliver integrated solutions. His procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, rigorous technical evaluation, and long-term vendor reliability over short-term cost savings. His contracting patterns show a strong preference for open competition, with 75.6% of awards issued without set-asides, while still maintaining meaningful small business participation—17.9% through Total Small Business Set-Asides and 3.9% through 8(a) competed contracts. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-asides represent a targeted, albeit smaller, component of his socioeconomic strategy, reflecting a balanced commitment to both efficiency and broad-based opportunity. His technical focus centers on NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction) and 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), with significant activity in engineering services under 541330. He routinely procures infrastructure modernization, environmental remediation, and facility resilience projects requiring specialized knowledge in geotechnical engineering, hydraulic systems, and sustainable construction practices.