Julie C. McLaughlin

Julie C. McLaughlin serves as a Contract Specialist within the W2SN Endist Alaska office under the Department of the Army, where she manages the acquisition of critical civil engineering and infrastructure support services essential to sustaining military installations in Alaska’s extreme and remote environments. Her role centers on executing full-cycle contracting for construction, environmental remediation, and facility modernization projects, ensuring compliance with federal regulations and mission-critical readiness requirements. She routinely handles complex, multi-year procurements under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, with a focus on design-build, construction management, and professional engineering services tailored to austere operational conditions. McLaughlin maintains established working relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including Environmental Compliance Consultants, Inc., Shannon & Wilson Inc., R&M Consultants, Inc., and McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in Arctic infrastructure, environmental permitting, and heavy civil construction. Her contracting patterns emphasize long-term vendor collaboration, leveraging technical proficiency in cold-weather construction and remediation to ensure project resilience and regulatory adherence. Her procurement strategy demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with nearly half of her awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. She also regularly utilizes 8(a) competed contracts and occasionally sets aside work for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, aligning with Department of Defense socioeconomic goals. Her approach ensures equitable access while maintaining high performance standards across the contractor base. McLaughlin’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), followed by engineering services (541330) and specialty trade contracting, including roofing (238160) and electrical systems (238210). She specializes in acquiring integrated facility sustainment solutions—ranging from structural upgrades to environmental compliance systems—requiring deep technical knowledge of military construction standards and Alaska-specific environmental constraints.