Carol Hodges

Carol W. Hodges serves as a Contract Specialist within the W071 Endist Kansas City office under the Department of the Army, where she plays a pivotal role in executing procurement actions that sustain and modernize critical military infrastructure. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle management of construction, engineering, and facility support contracts, ensuring alignment with Army readiness objectives. She routinely handles complex acquisitions under FAR Part 36 for civil engineering projects, including military housing, water and wastewater systems, roadways, and institutional building construction, applying sound contracting practices to deliver mission-critical services while maintaining compliance and fiscal accountability. Hodges maintains established working relationships with a core group of prime contractors, including HYDROGEOLOGIC, INC., BURNS & MCDONNELL ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC., and HGL-APTIM TECHNOLOGIES JV LLC, among others. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with demonstrated expertise in environmental engineering, heavy civil construction, and integrated facility services. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting and risk mitigation, often leveraging joint ventures and multidisciplinary teams to deliver technically complex solutions across geographically dispersed installations. Her contracting patterns show a strong preference for open competition, with 78.8% of awards issued without set-asides, reflecting a focus on full and open competition as the default. However, she consistently supports small business participation, allocating approximately 12% of awards to Total Small Business Set-Asides and distributing smaller shares to Women-Owned Small Businesses, HUBZone firms, and 8(a) competitors, demonstrating a balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals without compromising mission requirements. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), 541330 (Engineering Services), and 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), underscoring her technical expertise in infrastructure development and environmental compliance. She routinely procures services related to site remediation, structural design, utility system upgrades, and facility maintenance, ensuring Army installations remain operationally resilient and compliant with federal environmental and safety standards.