Denise Geraci

Denise Geraci serves as a key procurement lead within the W071 Endist Kansas City office of the Department of the Army, overseeing the acquisition of critical civil engineering and facility support services essential to sustaining Army installations. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission of ensuring operational readiness through the construction, maintenance, and modernization of military infrastructure, including water and wastewater systems, roadways, and military housing. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, with a strong emphasis on full and open competition and small business set-asides, ensuring timely delivery of mission-critical services while adhering to federal compliance standards. Geraci maintains long-standing partnerships with leading engineering and environmental contractors, including HYDROGEOLOGIC, INC., BURNS & MCDONNELL ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC., and HGL-APTIM TECHNOLOGIES JV LLC, among others. These relationships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in heavy civil construction, environmental remediation, and facility operations. Her contracting approach prioritizes technical capability, past performance, and regulatory compliance, fostering collaborative, performance-based vendor relationships that align with Army infrastructure resilience goals. A defining feature of Geraci’s procurement strategy is her exclusive use of Total Small Business Set-Aside authorities under FAR 19.5, reflecting an unwavering commitment to socioeconomic contracting. All awards are reserved for small businesses, creating consistent opportunities for 8(a), HUBZone, and SDVOSB firms to participate in high-impact Army projects. This pattern underscores a strategic effort to build capacity within the small business community while ensuring competitive, innovative solutions. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction) and 238990 (All Other Specialty Trade Contractors), with significant activity in janitorial services under 561720. She routinely acquires services related to site development, environmental compliance, infrastructure maintenance, and facility operations, demonstrating deep expertise in the intersection of civil engineering, environmental management, and installation sustainment.