Julia Carlton

Julia Carlton serves as the primary procurement lead for W071 Endist Portland, a Department of the Army activity under the W9127N agency code, responsible for managing complex acquisitions to sustain critical civil infrastructure across the Pacific Northwest. She oversees contracts for heavy civil engineering, hydropower system maintenance, flood control upgrades, and navigational infrastructure projects, ensuring operational readiness of federal waterways and defense-related facilities. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to maintain environmental compliance and resilience of water infrastructure, requiring deep familiarity with federal construction standards, environmental regulations, and defense-specific procurement protocols. Carlton maintains consistent relationships with leading engineering and construction firms including Mckenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, STANTEC Consulting Services Inc., HDR Engineering Inc., TETRA TECH, INC., and Cornforth-Gannett Fleming. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in large-scale civil works, hydraulic systems, and environmental remediation. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical competency, past performance, and capacity to execute multi-year, mission-critical projects under stringent federal oversight, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in compliance and reliability. Her procurement portfolio reflects a strong commitment to small business participation, with 41.2% of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate strategy to expand opportunities for qualified small contractors. While the majority of acquisitions remain open to all competitors, her consistent use of small business set-asides underscores a balanced approach to fostering competition while ensuring access for disadvantaged and community-based firms. Her technical focus centers on NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), which dominates her portfolio, followed by 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing) and 333914 (Pumping Equipment Manufacturing). She routinely procures services and equipment related to dam operations, lock and weir maintenance, water control systems, and port infrastructure, requiring specialized knowledge in hydraulic engineering, mechanical systems, and federal environmental compliance frameworks.