Emily M. Acedo-Malaney

Emily M. Acedo-Malaney serves as a Contract Specialist within the W2SD Endist Philadelphia office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex civil infrastructure and maritime engineering acquisitions critical to national defense readiness. She manages the full lifecycle of procurements for large-scale construction, dredging, and engineering services that sustain coastal resilience, waterway navigation, and military installation infrastructure. Her portfolio primarily includes firm-fixed-price and cost-reimbursement contracts under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, with a focus on ensuring timely delivery of mission-critical projects aligned with Department of Defense strategic priorities. Acedo-Malaney maintains enduring relationships with a core group of industry partners, 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 contractors with proven expertise in heavy civil construction, marine engineering, and environmental remediation. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and risk mitigation, fostering collaborative vendor relationships grounded in regulatory adherence and operational reliability. Her procurement patterns show a strong orientation toward open competition, with 77.8% of awards issued without set-asides, while maintaining a meaningful 22.2% commitment to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. Though not heavily focused on socioeconomically targeted programs like 8(a) or HUBZone, she actively facilitates small business participation through competitive small business set-asides, ensuring broad vendor access while upholding mission requirements. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction) and 541330 (Engineering Services), reflecting deep expertise in dredging, shoreline protection, port rehabilitation, and structural design. She also regularly procures commercial and institutional building construction (236220) and highway/bridge infrastructure (237310), demonstrating broad technical proficiency across civil engineering domains essential to military and coastal infrastructure resilience.