Kori Hames

Kori Hames serves as a Contract Specialist within the W071 Endist Kansas City office under the Department of the Army, where she plays a pivotal role in executing procurement actions that sustain and modernize critical military infrastructure. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of construction, environmental remediation, and engineering service contracts, ensuring alignment with Army facility readiness goals. She specializes in complex acquisitions governed by FAR Part 36 and Part 37, frequently handling task orders under IDIQ vehicles for civil engineering, environmental compliance, and facility operations support. Her work directly enables operational readiness by securing essential services that maintain housing, water systems, roadways, and contaminated site remediation across Army installations. Kori maintains strong, ongoing relationships with a core group of established contractors, including HYDROGEOLOGIC, INC., BURNS & MCDONNELL ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC., CAPE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT INC, HGL-APTIM TECHNOLOGIES JV LLC, and ZAPATA BLACK & VEATCH JV, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven technical expertise in environmental engineering and infrastructure support. She collaborates closely with these vendors to ensure compliance with federal environmental regulations and performance standards, often coordinating multi-disciplinary teams to deliver integrated solutions across geographically dispersed sites. Her procurement strategy reflects a balanced approach to socioeconomic goals, with approximately half of her acquisitions set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5, while the remainder remain open to all competitors. This pattern demonstrates a deliberate commitment to fostering small business participation without compromising technical capability or mission requirements. She actively seeks qualified small business contractors in environmental and engineering sectors, aligning set-aside awards with agency-wide small business objectives. Kori’s primary technical focus lies in NAICS 562910 (Remediation Services) and 541330 (Engineering Services), reflecting her specialization in contaminated site cleanup, groundwater restoration, geotechnical assessments, and infrastructure design. She procures services ranging from hazardous material abatement to civil engineering design and construction management, ensuring Army installations meet environmental regulatory standards while supporting long-term operational resilience.