Justin Chung

Justin Chung serves as a key procurement professional within the W2SD Endist Philadelphia office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, supporting critical civil infrastructure and maritime engineering missions. He manages complex acquisitions for large-scale construction, dredging, and coastal resilience projects essential to military readiness and national defense. His responsibilities include soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts for engineering services, port maintenance, and waterway navigation enhancements, ensuring alignment with Army and Corps strategic priorities. Chung’s work directly enables the agency’s mission to safeguard vital shorelines, maintain navigable waterways, and sustain military installation infrastructure through technically demanding, high-stakes procurement actions. Chung maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of industry leaders including Boh Environmental, L.L.C., CONRAD SHIPYARD, L.L.C., HDR ARCHITECTURE, INC., BUCHART HORN INC, and NORFOLK DREDGING COMPANY. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced, large-capacity contractors with proven expertise in marine construction, environmental remediation, and naval infrastructure engineering. His procurement approach emphasizes technical capability, regulatory compliance, and past performance in complex, multi-year projects requiring specialized maritime and civil engineering knowledge. Chung’s contracting portfolio reflects a strong emphasis on open competition, with 81.8% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions. However, he actively supports small business participation through Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, consistently allocating approximately 18.2% of opportunities to qualified small businesses. This balanced approach ensures competitive rigor while fostering vendor diversity and capacity building within the defense infrastructure sector. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), reflecting deep engagement with naval vessel maintenance and repair, alongside significant activity in 333923 (overhead crane systems), 221112 (fossil fuel power generation), and 811310 (industrial machinery repair). These categories underscore his technical expertise in maritime systems, power infrastructure for military installations, and heavy equipment maintenance—domains critical to sustaining Army-operated coastal and port facilities.