Curtis Cole Jr.

Curtis Cole Jr. serves as a key procurement professional within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ W076 Endist Galveston office, supporting the Department of the Army’s mission to deliver critical civil infrastructure for national defense and water resource management. He specializes in the acquisition of heavy civil engineering services, overseeing the full lifecycle of contracts for dredging, channel stabilization, coastal resilience, and large-scale hydraulic construction projects. His work directly enables the agency’s operational readiness by ensuring timely delivery of infrastructure that maintains navigable waterways and mitigates environmental risks across strategic maritime zones. Cole consistently collaborates with a core group of highly specialized marine and heavy construction contractors, including Orion Government Services LLC, Curtin Maritime Corp, The Dutra Group, Callan Marine Limited, and Russell Marine LLC. These partnerships reflect a reliance on firms with deep expertise in marine construction, dredging equipment operations, and complex offshore engineering. His procurement approach prioritizes technical capability and proven performance in high-risk, high-complexity environments, fostering long-term relationships with vendors who possess the specialized vessels, engineering certifications, and safety records required for federal waterway projects. There is no preference for socioeconomic set-asides in Cole’s portfolio; all acquisitions are conducted as full and open competitions. This reflects the nature of the work, which demands specialized heavy civil capabilities often only available through large, experienced contractors with extensive maritime infrastructure and federal compliance experience. Small business participation is not structurally prioritized in this domain due to the scale and technical demands of the missions. His procurement focus is exclusively under NAICS 237990—Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction—encompassing large-scale earthmoving, deep-dredging, bulkhead installation, and coastal restoration. He manages acquisitions requiring advanced marine engineering, environmental permitting, and compliance with Army Corps of Engineers design standards, demonstrating deep technical expertise in federal civil works contracting.