Crystal Harbin

Crystal Harbin serves as Deputy for Small Business at W072 Endist Louisville, under the Department of the Army, where she plays a pivotal role in advancing small business inclusion within the agency’s civil engineering and infrastructure procurement mission. She oversees the strategic integration of socioeconomic programs into contracting planning, ensuring compliance with federal small business goals while supporting the modernization of military installations. Her portfolio primarily encompasses construction and engineering services critical to sustaining operational readiness, including barracks, training facilities, utilities, and resilient infrastructure systems. Harbin collaborates closely with contracting teams to align acquisition strategies with small business outreach objectives and ensures that procurement opportunities are accessible and equitable for eligible vendors. Harbin maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of established prime contractors, including Thalle-Bauer LLC, HARPER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, J.E. DUNN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, and BL HARBERT INTERNATIONAL LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced, full-service firms capable of delivering complex construction and engineering solutions across multiple military sites. Her approach emphasizes performance reliability and technical capacity, fostering long-term vendor engagement through transparent communication and structured contract execution. Notably, Harbin’s procurement activity reflects a 100% no set-aside orientation, indicating a strategic focus on full and open competition. While she does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, she actively promotes small business participation through subcontracting opportunities and mentor-protégé initiatives embedded within large-scale contracts. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction) and 541330 (Engineering Services), underscoring expertise in facility construction, site development, and technical engineering support. She routinely oversees projects involving energy resilience systems, utility upgrades, and infrastructure modernization aligned with Army sustainability and readiness mandates.