Casandra Hutchins

Casandra A. Hutchins serves as a key procurement professional within the W071 Endist Seattle office under the Department of the Army, overseeing the acquisition of civil infrastructure, environmental, and facility support services critical to military installation resilience across the Pacific Northwest. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to modernize and sustain military bases through heavy civil engineering and environmental remediation projects. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts spanning janitorial services, environmental consulting, and testing laboratory operations, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and mission-critical timelines. Hutchins maintains consistent partnerships with a core group of contractors including RDC JPA Architecture, FinCANTIERI Marine Repair LLC, Walsh Federal LLC, Absher Construction Co., and Big River Construction Inc., reflecting a preference for experienced firms with demonstrated capabilities in federal construction, marine repair, and facility sustainment. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor relationships built on performance reliability and technical expertise in complex DoD environments. She exhibits a strong commitment to small business participation, with 75% of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, prioritizing opportunities for small disadvantaged, HUBZone, and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster economic inclusion while expanding the pool of qualified federal contractors in the region. Her procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 561720 (Janitorial Services), 541620 (Environmental Consulting Services), and 541380 (Testing Laboratories and Services), underscoring her technical expertise in facility operations, hazardous material management, and environmental compliance. She routinely procures services related to base maintenance, soil and water testing, and environmental remediation, ensuring installations meet DoD sustainability and readiness standards.