Alec Higgins

Alec Higgins serves as a key procurement lead within W072 Endist Detroit, operating under the U.S. Army’s Corps of Engineers, where he manages the acquisition of critical civil engineering infrastructure projects essential to military logistics and environmental resilience. His responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle of contract execution for large-scale public works, including dredging, harbor construction, breakwater development, and waterway maintenance. He ensures alignment with federal procurement regulations and Army engineering standards, prioritizing projects that sustain operational readiness and enhance navigational capacity across inland waterways and coastal defense systems. Higgins maintains long-standing partnerships with a select group of specialized contractors, including STRATUS SECURITY MANAGEMENT INC, GREAT LAKES DOCK AND MATERIALS, L.L.C., KOONTZ ELECTRIC COMPANY, INCORPORATED, MORRISH-WALLACE CONSTRUCTION, INC., and TOGIAK MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC. These vendors are consistently selected for their technical proficiency in heavy civil construction, marine infrastructure, and environmental compliance. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, with a preference for firms demonstrating proven experience in complex aquatic environments and adherence to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers design specifications. All of Higgins’ procurements are structured as full small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a steadfast commitment to socioeconomic equity and workforce development. He actively channels contract opportunities to small businesses, ensuring broad participation from disadvantaged, HUBZone, and veteran-owned firms without exception. This policy reinforces the agency’s mandate to foster regional economic growth while building a resilient, capable contractor base. His procurement focus is exclusively centered on NAICS 237990—Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction—encompassing dredging, bulkhead installation, revetment construction, and hydraulic structure maintenance. He specializes in complex, mission-critical civil works that demand expertise in marine geotechnical engineering, environmental permitting, and federal construction standards, ensuring projects meet both operational and ecological requirements.