Frederick Cooper

Frederick Cooper serves as a key procurement lead within the W074 Endist Jacksonville office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, responsible for managing civil infrastructure contracts critical to military readiness and environmental stewardship across Florida’s waterways. He oversees the acquisition of heavy civil engineering services focused on dredging, shoreline protection, flood control, and ecosystem restoration, ensuring compliance with federal construction standards and environmental regulations. His portfolio centers on complex, mission-critical projects that sustain navigational channels, protect coastal installations, and rehabilitate aquatic habitats, requiring deep technical coordination with engineering and environmental specialists. Cooper maintains long-standing relationships with leading heavy civil contractors 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 preference for firms with proven expertise in marine construction, hydraulic engineering, and large-scale earthmoving operations. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous bid evaluation, and sustained vendor collaboration to meet stringent technical and schedule requirements for federal water resource projects. While 65% of his acquisitions are open to full and open competition, he consistently deploys Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a strong commitment to small business participation. His pattern reflects deliberate efforts to expand opportunities for qualified small contractors in the heavy civil sector, particularly those with specialized dredging, marine infrastructure, and coastal construction capabilities, without relying on 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides. His procurement activity is exclusively concentrated under NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), reflecting deep specialization in non-residential, large-scale infrastructure projects. He procures services involving hydraulic dredging, bulkhead installation, revetment construction, and sediment management—requiring advanced engineering knowledge and adherence to Army Corps design criteria and environmental permitting frameworks.