Charles Johnson

Charles Johnson serves as Project Manager at the State University of New York at Cortland, overseeing procurement initiatives aligned with the institution’s mission to advance STEM education, clinical training, and campus infrastructure. In this role, he manages the acquisition of professional, technical, and facility support services critical to modernizing academic and research environments. His portfolio includes planning, soliciting, and administering contracts for engineering, landscape, and operational services that directly support instructional spaces, laboratory facilities, and campus-wide systems. Johnson works closely with internal stakeholders to align procurement strategy with long-term capital improvement plans and compliance with state and federal contracting guidelines. While no specific contractor relationships are currently identifiable in the procurement record, Johnson’s acquisition patterns suggest consistent engagement with professional service firms specializing in surveying, landscape architecture, and facility systems. He typically collaborates with vendors offering technical expertise in infrastructure design, temporary staffing solutions, and fire protection systems, fostering partnerships grounded in performance-based outcomes and regulatory compliance rather than sole-source reliance. Johnson’s contracting activity reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of awards issued under non-set-aside categories. There is no evidence of targeted socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs in his recent procurement history, indicating a focus on technical merit and service capability over socioeconomic classifications. His primary NAICS focus areas include Surveying and Mapping Services, Landscape Architectural Services, Temporary Help Services, Fire Protection, and Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors. These reflect a strategic emphasis on site development, facility maintenance, and support services essential to sustaining a modern public university campus. Johnson’s expertise lies in procuring specialized technical services that enable safe, functional, and academically supportive environments across SUNY Cortland’s physical infrastructure.