Denise M Detitta

Denise M. Detitta serves as a key procurement professional within the W2SD Endist Philadelphia office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, supporting critical civil infrastructure and maritime engineering missions. She manages complex acquisitions for large-scale construction, dredging, and engineering services essential to national defense readiness, coastal resilience, and military installation sustainability. Her portfolio primarily encompasses heavy civil engineering projects, including port and waterway maintenance, shoreline protection, and navigation channel improvements, ensuring uninterrupted access for naval and commercial vessels. Detitta’s work directly advances the Army’s strategic infrastructure goals through compliant, mission-driven contracting under the Federal Acquisition Regulation. She maintains long-standing relationships with leading contractors in the civil works sector, including Boh Environmental, L.L.C., Conrad Shipyard, L.L.C., HDR Architecture, Inc., Buchart Horn Inc., and Norfolk Dredging Company. These partnerships reflect a preference for established firms with proven expertise in marine construction, environmental remediation, and heavy civil engineering. Detitta’s procurement approach emphasizes technical proficiency, regulatory compliance, and performance reliability, often awarding contracts through competitive sealed bidding and negotiated procurements for complex, mission-critical projects. Her contracting patterns show a strong preference for open competition, with 80.8% of awards issued with no set-aside, indicating a focus on maximizing technical capability and market competition. Small business participation is supported through 8(a) and total small business set-asides, each accounting for 7.7% of awards, with an additional 3.9% reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, reflecting a measured but intentional commitment to socioeconomic goals. Detitta’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 236220 (commercial and institutional building construction), 237310 (highway, street, and bridge construction), and 237990 (other heavy and civil engineering construction), with significant activity in power and communication line construction. Her domain expertise centers on infrastructure resilience, dredging operations, and engineered solutions for maritime and coastal environments, ensuring the Army’s critical assets remain operational and secure.