Jeffery Morton

Jeffery Morton serves as a key procurement lead within the W072 Endist Huntington, a Department of the Army civil engineering unit responsible for sustaining and modernizing critical military infrastructure. He manages a diverse portfolio of construction and specialty trade contracts focused on water control structures, transportation corridors, and facility maintenance programs. His acquisitions prioritize resilient infrastructure rehabilitation, environmental compliance, and long-term operational readiness, ensuring military installations remain mission-capable under evolving operational demands. Morton’s work directly supports the agency’s mission to deliver high-integrity civil works projects through strategic contracting and performance-based oversight. He maintains established relationships with a core group of contractors including MPR Associates, Inc., STANTEC Consulting Services Inc., McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, Brannon Contracting & Maintenance Services, LLC, and Lewis Gianola PLLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in civil engineering, commercial construction, and specialty trade execution. Morton consistently engages these vendors for complex, multi-phase projects requiring integrated design-build delivery, environmental remediation, and facility modernization services, fostering long-term collaboration grounded in technical proficiency and regulatory adherence. Morton demonstrates an unwavering commitment to small business participation, directing 100% of his acquisitions toward Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This policy ensures equitable access for small, independently owned firms to participate in high-impact defense infrastructure projects. His contracting patterns reflect a deliberate strategy to empower small businesses with the technical capacity to execute civil works and specialty trade contracts, aligning with broader DoD socioeconomic goals while enhancing competition and innovation. His procurement focus centers on NAICS 238990 (All Other Specialty Trade Contractors), 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), and 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction). He routinely procures services related to site development, structural rehabilitation, landscaping, erosion control, and utility integration, demonstrating deep expertise in civil infrastructure lifecycle management and performance-based acquisition strategies.