Katie R. White

Katie R. White serves as a key procurement professional within the W072 Endist Louisville office under the Department of the Army, overseeing the acquisition of civil engineering and infrastructure construction services critical to military readiness. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on the construction, renovation, and sustainment of military installations, including barracks, training facilities, utilities, and site development systems. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to modernize and resilientize continental U.S. military infrastructure through timely, compliant, and mission-driven contracting. She routinely handles complex construction and specialty trade procurements under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, ensuring alignment with Army engineering standards and sustainability goals. White maintains strong, ongoing relationships with leading construction and site development contractors, including Thalle-Bauer LLC, HARPER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, J. E. DUNN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, and BL HARBERT INTERNATIONAL LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced, full-service general contractors capable of delivering multi-disciplinary projects involving structural, civil, and utility systems. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous quality control, and adherence to safety and environmental compliance standards. A defining feature of White’s procurement strategy is her robust commitment to small business participation, with 81% of her awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. She consistently prioritizes socioeconomic programs, ensuring opportunities for small disadvantaged businesses, HUBZone firms, and other qualified small entities. This pattern underscores a deliberate effort to foster local economic development while building a resilient, diverse contractor base. Her primary technical focus lies in NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction), and 238990 (Specialty Trade Contractors), with significant activity in landscaping services and facilities support. She procures turnkey construction, site grading, stormwater management, and maintenance services essential to operational infrastructure resilience.