Charles R. Zammit

Charles R. Zammit serves as a key procurement lead within the W07V Endist New Orleans office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, overseeing complex civil works acquisitions aligned with the Department of Defense’s mission to enhance Gulf Coast infrastructure resilience. He manages the full lifecycle of contracts for large-scale hydraulic engineering projects, including flood risk reduction systems, coastal restoration, and water resource infrastructure. His acquisitions focus on design-build and construction services that support long-term environmental and community safety objectives, ensuring compliance with federal engineering standards and environmental regulations. Zammit 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 heavy civil construction, dredging, and marine infrastructure. His contracting patterns emphasize performance-based outcomes, with a focus on contractors possessing deep technical capabilities in coastal engineering, sediment management, and large-scale earthwork operations. His procurement strategy prioritizes open competition, with approximately 70% of awards issued under no set-aside provisions. However, he actively supports small business participation, consistently allocating nearly 27% of contract opportunities to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, and approximately 3% to women-owned small businesses. While socioeconomic set-asides like 8(a) or HUBZone are less prevalent, his approach ensures meaningful access for qualified small firms within the heavy civil construction sector. Zammit’s portfolio is dominated by NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), reflecting his specialization in non-highway civil works such as levees, floodwalls, and navigation channels. He also procures related engineering services (NAICS 541330) and highway construction (NAICS 237310) to support integrated infrastructure systems. His technical focus lies in hydraulic structures, erosion control, and sediment relocation technologies critical to sustaining Louisiana’s vulnerable waterways.