Kathleen A. Achord

Kathleen A. Achord serves as a key procurement professional within the W074 Endist Mobile office of the Department of the Army, supporting the agency’s mission to sustain and modernize critical military infrastructure through strategic acquisition of construction and facilities services. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts centered on commercial and institutional building construction, heavy civil engineering, and integrated facilities support, ensuring alignment with Army readiness objectives. Her work directly enables the planning, execution, and oversight of large-scale infrastructure projects across military installations, emphasizing compliance with federal acquisition regulations and performance-based contracting standards. Achord maintains longstanding relationships with a core group of experienced contractors, including ROYCE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, LLC, ARELI, INC., FACILITY SERVICES MANAGEMENT, INC., J & J MAINTENANCE INC, and THE ROBINS & MORTON GROUP. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in complex military construction environments, environmental remediation, and facility operations support. Her contracting approach prioritizes reliability, technical proficiency, and past performance, fostering collaborative, long-term vendor engagements that align with mission-critical timelines and quality standards. While the majority of her acquisitions are unrestricted, Achord consistently allocates approximately 27.3% of contract opportunities to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to expanding small business participation without reliance on specialized socioeconomic programs like 8(a) or HUBZone. This balanced approach ensures competitive bidding while maintaining access to qualified, scalable contractors capable of delivering high-complexity services. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction) and 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), with significant activity in NAICS 561210 (Facilities Support Services). She specializes in procuring turnkey construction, structural upgrades, site development, and integrated maintenance services, reflecting deep technical expertise in defense infrastructure lifecycle management.