Christopher L. Hartley

Christopher L. Hartley serves as a Contract Specialist within the W072 Endist Huntington under the Department of the Army, where he manages the acquisition of civil engineering, facility maintenance, and infrastructure support services critical to sustaining military installations nationwide. His role encompasses the full lifecycle of contract execution—from market research and solicitation development to award and administration—ensuring compliance with FAR and Army regulatory frameworks. Hartley specializes in complex, multi-year task orders for infrastructure rehabilitation, landscaping, and operational support, aligning procurement activities with the agency’s mission to modernize water control systems, transportation corridors, and military facilities through resilient, mission-critical solutions. He maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of established contractors, including MPR Associates, Inc., STANTEC Consulting Services Inc., and Mckenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, among others. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with demonstrated expertise in civil works, environmental compliance, and site development. Hartley’s procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, leveraging past performance evaluations and technical capability assessments to ensure contractor readiness for mission-essential tasks. Hartley demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with over 70% of his awards designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. He routinely prioritizes small business participation, with a notable emphasis on Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, reflecting a deliberate strategy to foster diversity and capability within the defense industrial base. His primary NAICS focus areas include Landscaping Services (561730), with significant activity in Police Protection (922120) and specialized manufacturing sectors such as Cut Stone and Stone Product Manufacturing (327991) and Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314). This technical breadth underscores his expertise in procuring both service-based infrastructure support and niche industrial components essential to facility resilience and operational readiness.