Jeffrey Waguespack

Jeffrey Waguespack serves as a key procurement lead within the W07V Endist New Orleans office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, overseeing the acquisition of large-scale civil infrastructure projects critical to Gulf Coast resilience. His role centers on managing complex contracts for flood risk reduction, coastal restoration, and hydraulic engineering systems, ensuring alignment with federal water resource management priorities. He handles competitive and set-aside procurements for heavy civil works, dredging, and specialty construction services, often coordinating with engineering, environmental, and project management teams to translate technical requirements into enforceable contract vehicles under the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Waguespack 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 firms with proven expertise in dredging, bulkhead construction, levee reinforcement, and marine infrastructure installation. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes and long-term contractor reliability, fostering collaborative relationships with vendors capable of executing technically demanding projects in sensitive coastal environments. His procurement strategy prioritizes socioeconomic inclusion, with HUBZone and 8(a) competed set-asides each accounting for 40% of his awards, demonstrating a strong institutional commitment to small business development. He actively leverages these programs to engage qualified disadvantaged and geographically targeted firms, ensuring equitable access to high-impact civil works opportunities while maintaining rigorous performance standards. The majority of his acquisitions fall under NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), reflecting a deep specialization in large-scale hydraulic structures, erosion control systems, and flood protection infrastructure. He also routinely procures specialty trade services under NAICS 238990, including marine piling, geotextile installation, and environmental mitigation work. His technical domain expertise lies in the design-build and construction management delivery methods for water resource projects requiring compliance with Corps of Engineers standards and environmental permitting frameworks.