Kenneth Butler

Kenneth Butler serves as a key procurement lead within the W074 Endist Jacksonville office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, overseeing the acquisition of civil infrastructure and environmental restoration services critical to military readiness across Florida’s coastal and inland waterways. His responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of contracts for dredging, shoreline stabilization, flood control, and ecosystem remediation projects, ensuring alignment with federal engineering standards and environmental compliance frameworks. He plays a central role in translating mission-critical civil works requirements into actionable procurement strategies that support the Department of the Army’s long-term infrastructure resilience goals. Butler maintains consistent working relationships with industry leaders in marine construction and environmental remediation, including FINCANTIERI MARINE REPAIR LLC, GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CO, LLC, WEEKS MARINE, INC., MANSON CONSTRUCTION CO, and MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced, technically capable contractors with proven capabilities in hydraulic engineering, sediment management, and coastal restoration. His procurement approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, leveraging long-term vendor relationships to ensure continuity in complex, multi-year projects requiring specialized maritime and civil engineering expertise. His contracting portfolio demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic diversity, with half of all acquisitions structured as Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5 and an additional quarter designated for HUBZone firms. This pattern underscores a deliberate strategy to foster regional economic development while ensuring access to capable small businesses with local knowledge of Florida’s unique environmental conditions. He actively prioritizes participation from firms certified under HUBZone and small business programs to enhance competition and innovation in mission-critical infrastructure procurement. The majority of his acquisitions fall under NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services) and 562910 (Remediation Services), reflecting a dual focus on technical design, environmental assessment, and site-specific cleanup activities. He procures services including hydrographic surveying, dredge spoil handling, wetland reconstruction, and contaminated sediment remediation, demonstrating deep expertise in federal environmental engineering standards and Corps of Engineers project delivery protocols.