Benjamin J. Aldrich

Benjamin Aldrich serves as a Contract Specialist for the W076 Endist Ft Worth under the Department of the Army, where he plays a pivotal role in executing facility sustainment and infrastructure modernization acquisitions. He manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions for construction, engineering, and real estate services critical to maintaining military installations across the continental United States. His portfolio primarily includes complex, mission-critical contracts for commercial and institutional building construction, highway and bridge infrastructure, and related support services. Aldrich ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with the agency’s strategic priorities of operational readiness, environmental compliance, and installation resilience. Aldrich maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of established contractors, including M.A. Mortenson Company, Federal Contracting Inc, and Cerris Builders, Inc., who provide specialized expertise in military facility construction and civil engineering. These partnerships reflect a preference for proven performers with demonstrated capacity to deliver large-scale, multi-disciplinary projects under stringent DoD standards. While he engages with a broader pool of vendors, the majority of awards flow through a concentrated network of experienced general contractors with proven track records in federal construction environments. His contracting patterns show a strong preference for open competition, with 85.7% of awards issued without set-asides, reflecting a focus on capability and performance over socioeconomic categorization. However, he consistently allocates 14.3% of awards to Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, demonstrating a measured but intentional commitment to small business participation within a predominantly large-business procurement environment. Aldrich’s technical focus centers on NAICS codes 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction) and 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction), each representing 28.6% of his portfolio. He also regularly procures services under 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), 531320 (Real Estate Appraisers), and 524127 (Title Insurance), indicating a broad-based approach to supporting installation lifecycle management—from physical infrastructure to land-use compliance and risk mitigation services.