Jo Ann Bryant

Jo Ann Bryant serves as a Procurement Specialist for the W072 Endist Detroit under the Department of the Army, where she plays a pivotal role in executing civil engineering and infrastructure procurement aligned with military logistics readiness. She manages complex acquisitions for waterway systems, harbor infrastructure, dredging equipment, and related civil works, ensuring compliance with federal contracting regulations and mission-critical timelines. Her portfolio spans construction, marine systems, and enabling technologies essential to maintaining navigational channels and environmental resilience across Army-operated waterways. Bryant’s work directly supports the agency’s strategic imperative to modernize and sustain critical national defense infrastructure. She maintains established relationships with key contractors including KOONTZ ELECTRIC COMPANY, INCORPORATED, STRATUS SECURITY MANAGEMENT INC, MORRISH-WALLACE CONSTRUCTION, INC., GREAT LAKES DOCK AND MATERIALS, L.L.C., and TOGIAK MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC. These partnerships reflect a consistent focus on firms with proven expertise in heavy civil construction, marine engineering, and security systems integration. Bryant fosters collaborative, performance-driven vendor relationships, prioritizing technical competence, past performance, and adherence to federal construction standards such as those outlined in the Army Corps of Engineers’ design manuals. Bryant demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with 65.8% of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a deliberate strategy to maximize small business participation. She also routinely incorporates Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-asides, aligning with Department of Defense priorities to support veteran-owned enterprises. Her contracting patterns consistently prioritize small business inclusion while maintaining rigorous performance and compliance standards. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS codes 333120 (Construction Machinery Manufacturing), 332312 (Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing), and 332710 (Machine Shops), with additional activity in 518210 (Computing Infrastructure Providers) supporting data-driven infrastructure monitoring. She specializes in procuring heavy equipment, structural steel components, marine hardware, and integrated control systems essential to civil works projects, demonstrating deep technical familiarity with military-grade construction and maritime engineering requirements.