Emily M. Sheaffer

Emily M. Sheaffer serves as a Contract Specialist within the W2SD Endist Philadelphia office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, where she manages complex civil infrastructure and maritime engineering acquisitions critical to national defense readiness. Her role encompasses the full lifecycle of procurement for large-scale construction, dredging, and engineering services that sustain coastal resilience, port access, and military installation integrity. Sheaffer specializes in negotiating and administering fixed-price and cost-reimbursement contracts under FAR Part 36, ensuring compliance with federal standards while advancing mission-critical objectives for Army infrastructure modernization. Sheaffer maintains longstanding relationships with industry leaders including Boh Environmental, L.L.C., Conrad Shipyard, L.L.C., HDR Architecture, Inc., Buchart Horn Inc., and Norfolk Dredging Company, partnering with firms possessing proven expertise in heavy civil construction, marine engineering, and environmental remediation. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical rigor, and contractor accountability, fostering collaborative relationships with vendors capable of delivering high-complexity, mission-essential projects under demanding regulatory and environmental constraints. Her contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 90% of awards issued without set-asides, aligning with the scale and technical demands of her portfolio. When small business participation is pursued, it most often takes the form of Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, with minimal use of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-asides, indicating a strategic focus on capability over socioeconomic classification. Sheaffer’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), with significant activity in commercial and institutional building construction (236220), specialty trade contracting (238990), and surveying and mapping services (541370). Her technical domain expertise centers on dredging, shoreline protection, navigation channel maintenance, and military base infrastructure upgrades, requiring deep familiarity with Corps of Engineers design standards and federal environmental compliance protocols.