Edmund Starnes

Edmund Starnes serves as a key procurement lead within the W074 Endist Jacksonville office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, overseeing the acquisition of civil infrastructure and environmental engineering services critical to military readiness across Florida’s waterways. His responsibilities center on managing contracts for dredging, shoreline stabilization, flood control, and ecosystem restoration projects, ensuring compliance with federal engineering standards and environmental regulations. Starnes specializes in engineering services procurement under the Department of Defense’s civil works mission, consistently executing complex, technically demanding acquisitions that require precise scope definition and performance-based contracting methodologies. He maintains longstanding relationships with leading maritime and civil construction firms 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 pattern of engagement with experienced, vertically integrated contractors capable of delivering large-scale hydraulic engineering solutions under challenging coastal and inland waterway conditions. Starnes prioritizes contractors with proven track records in marine construction, sediment management, and environmental remediation, fostering collaborative, performance-driven contracting relationships. Starnes exhibits a balanced approach to socioeconomic set-asides, allocating approximately half of his acquisitions to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, while the remainder remain open to all competitors. This reflects a deliberate strategy to promote small business participation without compromising technical capability or schedule integrity. His contracting patterns demonstrate consistent support for small businesses in the civil engineering and marine construction sectors, aligning with DoD goals for broad-based vendor diversity. His procurement portfolio is exclusively focused on NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), emphasizing design, planning, and technical oversight for hydraulic infrastructure projects. He procures specialized services such as hydrographic surveying, geotechnical analysis, environmental impact assessments, and construction management for dredging and coastal resilience initiatives, demonstrating deep expertise in civil engineering procurement within the military infrastructure domain.