Ione M Cataldo

Ione M. Cataldo serves as a key procurement professional within the W07V Endist New Orleans office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, supporting critical civil infrastructure missions across the Gulf Coast. Responsible for managing complex acquisition strategies, Cataldo oversees the planning, solicitation, and award of contracts for large-scale hydraulic and civil works projects focused on flood risk reduction, coastal restoration, and water resource management. Their work directly enables the agency’s mission to design and construct resilient infrastructure systems that protect vulnerable communities from storm surge, erosion, and flooding. Cataldo routinely handles full-and-open competitive procurements under the Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction NAICS code, managing contracts for dredging, levee construction, channel stabilization, and embankment reinforcement. Cataldo maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of experienced contractors including WEEKS MARINE, INC., PRECISION CONSTRUCTION LLC, M.R. PITTMAN GROUP, L.L.C., MUDDY WATER DREDGING, LP, and RED BISON SERVICES, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in heavy civil construction, marine dredging, and environmental remediation. The contracting approach emphasizes technical capability, past performance, and operational readiness in challenging coastal environments, fostering long-term collaborations grounded in regulatory compliance and project-specific engineering demands. Cataldo’s procurement portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on selecting the most qualified performers based on technical merit and capacity to execute large-scale, mission-critical infrastructure projects, rather than socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through set-asides, all solicitations adhere to fair and transparent acquisition practices. The primary procurement focus is NAICS 237990—Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction—encompassing projects requiring specialized expertise in hydraulics, geotechnical engineering, and marine construction. Cataldo’s acquisitions target complex civil works systems including floodwalls, bulkheads, sediment management, and coastal habitat restoration, demonstrating deep domain knowledge in federal water resources infrastructure delivery.