Brett Zank

Brett Zank serves as a Realty Specialist with the W2SD Endist Norfolk under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, where he manages real property acquisitions and lease negotiations critical to sustaining military infrastructure across the Eastern United States. His role is central to the agency’s mission of modernizing base facilities and ensuring operational readiness through the procurement of secure, mission-aligned real estate solutions. Zank primarily handles lease acquisitions and property management contracts under the Lessors of Other Real Estate Property NAICS code, ensuring the Army has access to compliant, functional spaces for housing, administrative operations, and support functions. Zank maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of established real estate and facility services contractors, including Clark Construction Group LLC, Sawyer Services Inc., Vanar Eastern JV1, LLC, and Ritz Construction Inc. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced, full-service vendors capable of delivering turnkey real property solutions, from lease execution to facility adaptation. His contracting approach emphasizes reliability, regulatory compliance, and long-term asset sustainability, often involving complex negotiations with private landlords and property managers. Zank’s procurement portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on maximizing value and operational efficiency through broad market engagement rather than socioeconomic set-asides, aligning with the scale and urgency of military infrastructure needs. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in his acquisition strategy, all procurements adhere to federal contracting regulations and competitive bidding standards. His primary technical domain centers on NAICS 531190, encompassing the leasing of commercial and residential real property for military use, with a secondary focus on NAICS 722310 for on-site food service contracting in garrison environments. Zank’s expertise lies in navigating federal real property law, lease compliance, and facility integration standards to support force protection and base modernization objectives.