Kristen Markey

Kristen Markey serves as a key procurement professional within the W2SD Endist Norfolk office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, supporting the Department of the Army’s mission to sustain and modernize critical military infrastructure across the Eastern United States. She manages a portfolio of engineering and construction contracts focused on resilient facility development, including military housing, administrative buildings, and civil works projects essential to operational readiness. Her acquisitions are primarily design-build and construction services requiring technical oversight, compliance with military construction standards, and integration with environmental and safety regulations. Markey plays a central role in translating strategic infrastructure priorities into executable contracting actions that ensure long-term force protection and base modernization. Markey maintains consistent, high-volume relationships with a core group of experienced contractors including Clark Construction Group LLC, Sawyer Services Inc, Vanar Eastern JV1, LLC, and Ritz Construction Inc. These partnerships reflect a preference for established, full-service firms with proven capabilities in heavy civil engineering and integrated engineering services. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous quality control, and contract administration aligned with Army Corps of Engineers protocols. These relationships are characterized by long-term trust, repeat engagement, and a focus on delivering complex, mission-critical infrastructure under demanding timelines. Markey’s procurement portfolio exhibits no set-aside preferences, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on maximizing technical capability and contractor capacity over socioeconomic targeting, consistent with the scale and urgency of infrastructure projects under her purview. While small business participation is not formally prioritized through set-asides, the nature of her acquisitions allows for subcontracting opportunities within larger contracts, enabling indirect small business involvement without formal socioeconomic constraints. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services) and 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), encompassing design, surveying, geotechnical analysis, site development, and large-scale construction of military facilities. She specializes in procuring integrated engineering solutions that combine civil, structural, and environmental disciplines to deliver mission-ready infrastructure under stringent federal and DoD standards.