Joy Blair

Joy Blair serves as a key procurement lead within the W071 Endist Seattle office under the Department of the Army, overseeing the acquisition of heavy civil engineering and infrastructure construction services critical to military installation resilience across the Pacific Northwest. Responsible for managing complex, mission-critical contracts, Blair ensures timely delivery of civil works projects including coastal stabilization, hydraulic infrastructure upgrades, and facility modernization that directly support Army readiness. Her portfolio centers on large-scale public works requiring specialized engineering expertise, with a focus on delivering durable, mission-aligned infrastructure through competitive contracting processes. Blair maintains consistent relationships with a select group of experienced contractors, including RDC JPA Architecture, FinCantieri Marine Repair LLC, Walsh Federal LLC, Absher Construction Co., and Big River Construction Inc. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven capabilities in heavy civil construction, marine repair, and federal infrastructure delivery. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance history, technical compliance, and past performance evaluation, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in reliability and regulatory adherence. Blair’s procurement activity reflects a 100% no set-aside preference, indicating a strategic focus on full and open competition rather than socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her acquisition strategy, she ensures all solicitations comply with FAR requirements and maintain transparency in source selection, allowing qualified firms of all sizes to compete on technical merit and operational capacity. Her primary procurement focus is exclusively under NAICS 237990—Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction—encompassing large-scale earthwork, dredging, dam and levee construction, port and harbor infrastructure, and environmental remediation projects. Blair’s expertise lies in managing technically complex civil works contracts requiring specialized engineering oversight, heavy equipment deployment, and strict adherence to federal environmental and safety standards, ensuring infrastructure projects meet DoD resilience benchmarks.