Cherita Williams

Cherita Williams serves as a secondary contracting professional within the W2SD Endist Philadelphia office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, supporting the agency’s mission to secure critical civil infrastructure and maritime engineering capabilities. She contributes to the acquisition lifecycle for large-scale construction, dredging, and facility modernization projects essential to military readiness and coastal resilience. Her work primarily involves managing complex contracts under the Department of the Army’s engineering and construction portfolio, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations while aligning with strategic defense priorities. She routinely handles acquisitions for heavy civil engineering, shipyard modernization, and facilities support services, often coordinating with technical experts to define performance-based requirements. Williams maintains established working relationships with key industry partners including Boh Environmental, L.L.C., CONRAD SHIPYARD, L.L.C., HDR ARCHITECTURE, INC., BUCHART HORN INC, and NORFOLK DREDGING COMPANY. These contractors provide specialized expertise in marine construction, environmental remediation, naval vessel repair, and engineering design services. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for long-term, performance-driven partnerships with firms possessing proven capabilities in high-complexity, mission-critical environments, often involving multi-year task orders and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) mechanisms. Her contracting approach prioritizes small business participation, with over 41% of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, and an additional 13.3% competed under the 8(a) program. This demonstrates a deliberate strategy to foster economic opportunity while ensuring access to agile, specialized vendors capable of meeting the technical demands of federal infrastructure projects. Williams’ procurement focus centers on NAICS codes 236220 (commercial and institutional construction), 336611 (shipbuilding and repair), and 237990 (other heavy civil engineering), reflecting deep expertise in maritime infrastructure, dredging operations, and facility systems integration. She consistently procures services requiring advanced engineering oversight, environmental compliance, and construction management in sensitive coastal and military installation environments.