Esther Edinborough

Esther Edinborough serves as a key procurement professional within the W2SD Endist Philadelphia office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, supporting critical civil infrastructure and maritime engineering missions essential to national defense readiness. She manages complex acquisitions for large-scale construction, dredging, and engineering services that sustain coastal resilience, port accessibility, and military installation integrity. Her work centers on ensuring the Army’s operational infrastructure remains functional and adaptive, with a focus on heavy civil engineering projects requiring technical precision and regulatory compliance under federal construction statutes. She routinely oversees contract execution for projects involving navigation channels, shore protection, and related public works under the Department of the Army’s civil works authority. Edinborough maintains long-standing relationships with leading contractors in maritime and civil engineering, 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 firms with proven expertise in dredging, shipyard modernization, structural engineering, and environmental remediation. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and contractor reliability, often leveraging indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) mechanisms and task order competitions to meet dynamic mission needs. Her procurement portfolio exhibits a balanced commitment to small business participation, with nearly 43% of awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. While the majority of contracts remain open to all competitors, she consistently prioritizes opportunities for small businesses with relevant engineering and construction capabilities, aligning with Army goals to expand socioeconomic inclusion in critical infrastructure procurement. Her primary focus lies in NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), with significant activity in shipbuilding and repair (336611), engineering services (541330), and power line construction (237130). She specializes in procuring services involving coastal stabilization, harbor dredging, marine structure design, and navigation system upgrades, demonstrating deep technical fluency in federal construction standards and environmental permitting frameworks.