Angela Zahid

Angela Zahid serves as a Contract Specialist within the W076 Endist Galveston office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex civil infrastructure acquisitions aligned with the Department of the Army’s national defense and water resource management mission. She specializes in the procurement of heavy civil engineering services, managing full lifecycle contracts from solicitation through award and administration, with a focus on dredging, channel stabilization, coastal resilience, and large-scale hydraulic construction projects. Her work directly supports the agency’s mandate to maintain and enhance critical waterway systems essential to military mobility and public infrastructure integrity. Angela routinely collaborates with a core group of seasoned contractors including ORION GOVERNMENT SERVICES LLC, CURTIN MARITIME CORP, THE DUTRA GROUP, CALLAN MARINE LIMITED, and RUSSELL MARINE LLC—entities with proven expertise in marine construction, dredging operations, and heavy civil works. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with deep technical capabilities in maritime engineering and federal project compliance, often involving specialized equipment and permitting regimes. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, risk mitigation, and adherence to federal construction standards under the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Her procurement patterns show a strong preference for open competition, with 83.3% of acquisitions issued without set-aside designations, reflecting the scale and complexity of projects requiring large, experienced firms. When set-asides are utilized, they are primarily allocated to HUBZone and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, demonstrating a measured but intentional commitment to socioeconomic programs. Small business participation remains targeted and strategic, not aspirational. Angela’s primary technical focus lies in NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), accounting for 86.7% of her portfolio, encompassing dredging, bulkhead construction, and navigation channel improvements. She also procures supporting professional services under NAICS 541990 and limited commercial construction under NAICS 236220, underscoring her domain expertise in large-scale, mission-critical civil works within the federal engineering ecosystem.