Celeste Harris

Celeste Harris serves as a key procurement lead within the W074 Endist Jacksonville office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, responsible for managing complex civil infrastructure and environmental engineering contracts critical to military readiness. Her work centers on the acquisition of engineering services for hydraulic systems, including dredging, flood control, shoreline stabilization, and ecosystem restoration projects across Florida’s coastal and inland waterways. She ensures alignment with Department of Defense infrastructure priorities by overseeing the full lifecycle of task orders and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts, primarily under the 541330 NAICS code for engineering services. Her role is instrumental in translating mission-critical needs into compliant, technically sound procurement actions that support long-term environmental stewardship and operational resilience. Harris maintains enduring relationships with a core group of highly specialized contractors, including FINCANTIERI MARINE REPAIR LLC, GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CO, LLC, WEEKS MARINE, INC., MANSON CONSTRUCTION CO, and MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC. These partners are recognized for their expertise in marine construction, hydraulic engineering, and large-scale environmental remediation. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established, technically capable firms with proven track records in complex waterway projects, often leveraging performance-based acquisition strategies and design-build delivery models to ensure quality and schedule adherence. Harris’s procurement portfolio reflects a strict no set-aside policy, with 100% of awards issued as full and open competitions. This approach prioritizes technical capability and mission suitability over socioeconomic classifications, indicating a focus on mission-critical outcomes rather than socioeconomic targeting. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through set-asides, she maintains compliance with all federal procurement regulations and encourages competition from all qualified sources. Her primary technical domain is engineering services (NAICS 541330), with deep specialization in civil, hydraulic, and environmental engineering. She procures services related to hydrographic surveying, sediment management, erosion control, wetland restoration, and infrastructure design for federal navigation channels. Her expertise lies in evaluating technical proposals for complex environmental engineering solutions that meet both military operational requirements and federal environmental compliance standards.