Eartha Garrett

Eartha Garrett serves as a Contracting Officer for the W2SD Endist Norfolk under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, where she manages the acquisition of critical infrastructure projects essential to military readiness across the Eastern United States. Her portfolio encompasses construction, engineering, and facility modernization contracts aligned with the Department of the Army’s mission to sustain and upgrade military installations. She specializes in procuring complex, mission-critical services including heavy civil engineering, institutional building construction, and ship repair, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and operational requirements. Her work directly supports force protection, housing modernization, and base resilience initiatives. Garrett maintains strong, recurring relationships with key contractors including CLARK CONSTRUCTION GROUP LLC, SAWYER SERVICES INC, VANAR EASTERN JV1, LLC, and RITZ CONSTRUCTION INC, reflecting a preference for experienced, high-performing firms with proven track records in military infrastructure delivery. Her contracting patterns demonstrate a reliance on established vendors capable of executing large-scale, technically demanding projects under stringent security and schedule constraints, while maintaining rigorous oversight of performance, safety, and compliance standards. Her procurement strategy prioritizes small business participation, with nearly 50% of contracts awarded without set-asides and 46.9% designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. She also actively supports Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, accounting for 3.1% of her awards, demonstrating a balanced commitment to both competitive efficiency and socioeconomic objectives in federal contracting. Garrett’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), followed by commercial and institutional building construction (236220) and shipbuilding and repair (336611). She routinely manages contracts for infrastructure modernization, utility systems, and facility upgrades, requiring deep technical expertise in construction management, environmental compliance, and military engineering standards. Her domain knowledge ensures alignment between acquisition strategy and the operational needs of Army installations.