Ashley Chester

Ashley Chester supports the W074 Endist Charleston under the Department of the Army’s W912HP program, managing procurement activities critical to sustaining and modernizing military infrastructure across the southeastern United States. Responsible for executing construction and facilities support contracts, Ashley ensures alignment with Army readiness objectives by overseeing the acquisition of civil engineering, building construction, and utility infrastructure services. Their work directly enables the development and maintenance of barracks, command centers, child development facilities, and coastal defense systems, applying full lifecycle contracting practices from solicitation through award and performance monitoring. Ashley maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of established contractors, including CORRPRO COMPANIES, INC., BRYMAK & ASSOCIATES, INC., CHANDLER CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC., SOUTHERN DREDGING CO INC, and COTTRELL CONTRACTING CORPORATION. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in heavy civil works, institutional construction, and environmental engineering services. The contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and long-term vendor reliability, fostering stable, mission-critical collaborations grounded in past performance and regulatory adherence. Ashley demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with 45.5% of acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. While no specific socioeconomic categories dominate, the consistent use of small business set-asides signals a deliberate strategy to expand opportunities for qualified small firms in defense infrastructure markets. This pattern supports broader DoD goals for equitable access and workforce development within the defense industrial base. The procurement portfolio is heavily concentrated in NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction) and 561210 (Facilities Support Services), with significant activity in 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction) and 237110 (Water and Sewer Line Construction). Ashley specializes in acquiring turnkey construction, maintenance services, dredging, and utility infrastructure upgrades, demonstrating deep technical familiarity with military construction standards, environmental compliance, and resilient infrastructure design.