Carolyn R Quinn

Carolyn R. Quinn serves as a Contract Specialist with the W07V Endist New Orleans under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex civil works acquisitions aligned with the agency’s mission to enhance Gulf Coast infrastructure resilience. She manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions for heavy civil engineering projects, including flood risk reduction systems, coastal restoration initiatives, and hydraulic structure construction. Her portfolio emphasizes design-build and construction management contracts requiring technical oversight of earthmoving, dredging, and water resource engineering systems, ensuring compliance with federal regulations and mission-critical timelines. Quinn maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including WEEKS MARINE, INC., PRECISION CONSTRUCTION LLC, M.R. PITTMAN GROUP, L.L.C., MUDDY WATER DREDGING, LP, and RED BISON SERVICES, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in large-scale dredging, levee construction, and sediment management operations. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous technical evaluation, and long-term vendor reliability, fostering collaborative delivery of mission-critical infrastructure. A significant portion of her acquisitions—40%—are set aside for HUBZone-certified small businesses, demonstrating a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals within the Gulf Coast region. While the majority of procurements remain open to all competitors, her consistent use of HUBZone set-asides supports economic development in historically underserved communities and aligns with federal priorities for geographic equity in federal contracting. Her procurement focus is exclusively under NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), reflecting deep specialization in non-residential civil works. She routinely procures services involving bulk earthwork, channel stabilization, spillway construction, and marine infrastructure, requiring contractors with advanced capabilities in geotechnical engineering, hydrologic modeling, and environmental compliance. Her expertise lies in managing technically complex, high-stakes projects critical to regional flood safety and ecosystem restoration.