DeWayne A. Sparks

DeWayne A. Sparks serves as a Contract Specialist within the U.S. Army’s W074 Endist Jacksonville under the W912EP agency code, responsible for managing the full lifecycle of civil infrastructure and environmental engineering procurements. His role centers on ensuring mission-critical hydraulic and civil works projects—such as dredging, shoreline stabilization, flood control, and ecosystem restoration—are executed in compliance with federal acquisition regulations. He handles complex, high-stakes contracts requiring technical oversight of heavy construction, environmental remediation, and engineering services, aligning procurement activities with the Army’s strategic readiness objectives in Florida’s coastal and inland waterway systems. Sparks maintains consistent working relationships with leading contractors in the civil engineering and environmental services sector, including FINCANTIERI MARINE REPAIR LLC, GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CO, LLC, WEEKS MARINE, INC., MANSON CONSTRUCTION CO, and MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced, vertically integrated firms capable of delivering large-scale, multi-disciplinary projects involving marine construction, sediment management, and infrastructure rehabilitation. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous technical evaluation, and long-term vendor reliability over short-term cost savings. While the majority of his acquisitions are conducted as full and open competition (77.8%), Sparks maintains a deliberate and structured commitment to small business participation, with 22.2% of awards designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. He actively leverages socioeconomic programs to expand opportunities for qualified small businesses, particularly those with demonstrated expertise in environmental consulting and heavy civil construction, though he does not routinely utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides. His procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction) and 541620 (Environmental Consulting Services), reflecting deep expertise in hydraulic infrastructure, sediment control, and ecological restoration. He regularly procures services involving geotechnical analysis, dredging operations, wetland mitigation, and civil engineering design, demonstrating specialized knowledge in the technical domains critical to Army Corps of Engineers’ environmental stewardship and military readiness missions.