Andre Forte

Andre Forte serves as a key procurement professional within NAVFACSYSCOM Mid-Atlantic, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to deliver resilient, mission-critical infrastructure across Navy and Marine Corps installations in the Mid-Atlantic region. He manages acquisition programs focused on environmental remediation and site restoration, ensuring compliance with federal environmental standards and operational readiness requirements. His portfolio centers on complex, high-stakes contracts for hazardous material removal, soil and groundwater remediation, and contaminated site closure activities, aligning with the agency’s strategic imperative to modernize aging infrastructure while safeguarding public health and ecological integrity. Forte maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including Ryan Construction Co. Inc., Weeks-Cashman JV, Appledore Marine – CH2M JV, W.M. Jordan Company, Inc., and McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in environmental engineering, marine remediation, and hazardous waste management. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical rigor, and contractor accountability, often leveraging design-build and integrated project delivery models to streamline complex remediation efforts. His procurement strategy reflects a balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals, with an equal split between open competitions and total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This pattern underscores a deliberate effort to foster competition among qualified small businesses while maintaining access to specialized technical capabilities. He consistently prioritizes small business participation without compromising mission-critical performance standards. Forte’s primary procurement focus is exclusively on NAICS 562910 (Remediation Services), reflecting deep specialization in environmental cleanup, asbestos and lead abatement, underground storage tank removal, and contaminated media treatment. His expertise lies in managing technically intricate contracts that demand adherence to EPA regulations, RCRA compliance, and DoD environmental mandates, ensuring that infrastructure modernization proceeds safely and sustainably.