Karen M. Harkins

Karen M. Harkins serves as a key procurement lead within the W076 Endist Ft Worth office of the Department of the Army, responsible for managing facility sustainment and infrastructure support contracts across continental U.S. military installations. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to maintain safe, functional, and environmentally compliant installations through integrated construction, maintenance, and operational services. She routinely handles acquisitions under the Federal Acquisition Regulation for facilities maintenance, grounds management, and institutional support services, ensuring compliance with federal standards and readiness requirements. Harkins maintains strong, recurring relationships with core contractors including M.A. Mortenson Company, Federal Contracting Inc., and Cerris Builders, Inc., reflecting a preference for established vendors with proven capabilities in military facility operations. These partnerships are characterized by long-term performance reliability and technical alignment with Army installation standards, often involving task-order contracts under indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) mechanisms. Her procurement approach emphasizes continuity and operational stability over frequent vendor rotation. Her contracting patterns demonstrate a robust commitment to small business participation, with over half of her awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. She also consistently utilizes service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) set-asides, reflecting a strategic emphasis on socioeconomic programs that align with Department of Defense priorities. Her procurement strategy actively promotes equitable access for small, veteran-owned, and disadvantaged firms while maintaining performance integrity. Harkins’ primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 561730 (Landscaping Services), which constitutes nearly half of her portfolio, alongside significant activity in janitorial services (561720), testing laboratories (541380), and RV park and campground operations (721211). This reflects deep expertise in sustaining recreational and institutional grounds, environmental compliance, and facility support services critical to troop readiness and quality of life on Army installations.