Donna S Knight

Donna S. Knight serves as a key procurement lead within the W074 Endist Savannah under the Department of the Army, responsible for managing complex civil engineering and infrastructure modernization contracts critical to Army installation readiness. She oversees the full lifecycle of acquisitions for commercial and institutional building construction, ensuring compliance with federal regulations and alignment with strategic infrastructure revitalization goals. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to sustain and upgrade aging military facilities, utilities, and environmental systems through timely, compliant, and mission-focused contracting actions. Knight maintains long-standing relationships with a select group of joint venture contractors, including BLAIR REMY MERRICK MP JOINT VENTURE, LLC, GURRI MATUTE CROMWELL JV LLC, GMHILL BAKER JV, LLC, SHERLOCK, SMITH & ADAMS INC., and ZAPATA GROUP, INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced, vertically integrated teams capable of delivering high-complexity construction projects under stringent military standards. Her contracting approach emphasizes collaborative project delivery, performance-based requirements, and rigorous oversight to ensure quality and compliance across facility renovation, utility upgrades, and environmental remediation efforts. Knight demonstrates an unwavering commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with 100% of her awarded contracts set aside for 8(a) competed programs. This consistent focus underscores a deliberate strategy to empower small, disadvantaged businesses with the capacity to execute large-scale construction work, fostering long-term industry development and workforce diversification within the defense construction sector. Her procurement activity is exclusively concentrated under NAICS 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, reflecting deep technical expertise in designing and managing contracts for barracks, administrative buildings, maintenance facilities, and related infrastructure. She specializes in procurements requiring integration of sustainable building practices, ADA compliance, and energy-efficient systems, ensuring installations meet both operational and environmental stewardship mandates.