David M Best

David M. Best serves as a key procurement professional within the W071 Endist Kansas City office under the Department of the Army, overseeing the acquisition of critical civil engineering and facility support services essential to sustaining military infrastructure. His responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of construction and maintenance contracts that ensure operational readiness across Army installations, with a focus on civil works, environmental systems, and base infrastructure. He routinely handles complex, multi-year procurements under FAR Part 36, prioritizing performance-based outcomes and integrated facility services that align with Army garrison modernization goals. Best maintains longstanding relationships with leading engineering and environmental service contractors, including HYDROGEOLOGIC, INC., BURNS & MCDONNELL ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC., and HGL-APTIM TECHNOLOGIES JV LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for joint ventures and specialized firms capable of delivering integrated solutions in environmental remediation, heavy construction, and utility system maintenance. His contracting approach emphasizes technical capability, past performance, and capacity to execute large-scale, mission-critical infrastructure projects under stringent DoD compliance standards. His procurement strategy is heavily oriented toward small business participation, with over 73% of contracts set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate and consistent commitment to fostering economic opportunity through socioeconomic contracting, particularly for small disadvantaged and veteran-owned firms. While local and women-owned set-asides are minimal, the overwhelming focus on total small business set-asides demonstrates a strategic alignment with DoD’s broader goals for inclusive contracting and workforce development. The primary technical domains he supports are rooted in NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), encompassing site development, earthwork, and infrastructure rehabilitation. Secondary areas include solid waste collection and janitorial services for garrison operations. His expertise lies in procuring complex, multi-disciplinary civil works solutions that integrate environmental compliance, utility modernization, and long-term facility sustainment—ensuring Army installations remain mission-ready and resilient.