Amber L. Duty

Amber Rose serves as a key procurement professional within the W2SD Endist Baltimore office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, supporting the Department of the Army’s mission to deliver critical infrastructure and facility support across military and federal installations. She manages a diverse portfolio of construction and civil engineering contracts, overseeing the acquisition of commercial and institutional building construction, heavy civil works, and transportation infrastructure projects. Her role ensures that facility modernization, environmental remediation, and operational readiness initiatives are executed through compliant, transparent, and mission-aligned contracting practices aligned with FAR and DFARS requirements. Amber routinely collaborates with a core group of established contractors including GRUNLEY CONSTRUCTION CO., INC., GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CO, LLC, MATTHEWS GROUP INC, CURTIN MARITIME CORP, and CHEROENHAKA NOTTOWAY ENTERPRISES, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced, high-capacity firms capable of executing complex, multi-year projects involving structural construction, dredging, maritime works, and environmental restoration. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous contractor oversight, and long-term vendor reliability over transactional engagements. While the majority of her acquisitions are competed without set-asides (76.3%), Amber maintains a deliberate and consistent commitment to small business participation, with approximately 11.9% of awards directed to 8(a) firms and an equal portion allocated under Total Small Business Set-Asides per FAR 19.5. This balanced strategy ensures broad market access while maintaining competitive integrity and mission-critical delivery capacity. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), and 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction). She specializes in acquiring turnkey construction services, site development, earthwork, and infrastructure resilience projects, demonstrating deep technical expertise in federal construction standards, sustainable design, and DoD facility lifecycle management.