Katie Sayers

Katie Sayers serves as the primary contracting lead for the W2SD Endist Philadelphia under the Department of the Army, overseeing the acquisition of critical civil infrastructure and maritime engineering services essential to military readiness. Her role centers on managing complex, mission-critical procurements involving dredging, coastal resilience projects, shipyard modernization, and structural engineering for military installations. She ensures alignment with Army Corps of Engineers standards and federal construction regulations, frequently handling large-scale, multi-year contracts that require technical precision and interagency coordination. Her acquisitions directly support national defense priorities by maintaining navigable waterways and safeguarding strategic port infrastructure. Sayers maintains long-standing partnerships with a select 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 relationships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in marine construction, structural steel fabrication, and environmental remediation. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and contractor reliability, fostering collaborative, low-risk partnerships with firms possessing deep domain knowledge in military and coastal engineering environments. A hallmark of Sayers’ procurement strategy is an overwhelming commitment to small business participation, with 94.7% of her awards designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate and consistent focus on empowering small, qualified contractors to deliver complex engineering and construction services, aligning with federal socioeconomic goals. Her portfolio rarely utilizes open competitions, instead prioritizing set-asides that expand opportunities for small firms capable of meeting stringent technical and regulatory demands. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), accounting for over half of her activity, alongside significant investments in fabricated structural metal manufacturing and industrial machinery distribution. She specializes in acquiring services and components for vessel maintenance, port infrastructure upgrades, and marine construction, demonstrating deep expertise in naval engineering systems and maritime logistics support.