LaSheena Vaughn

LaSheena Vaughn serves as a key procurement professional within the W074 Endist Savannah office of the Department of the Army, supporting the agency’s mission to sustain and modernize critical military infrastructure and environmental compliance systems. She manages a diverse portfolio of civil engineering and utility-related acquisitions, overseeing contracts for facility renovation, environmental remediation, and infrastructure modernization projects essential to Army operational readiness. Her work ensures compliance with federal procurement regulations while aligning with strategic priorities in civil engineering and environmental stewardship, making her central to the agency’s long-term infrastructure resilience goals. Vaughn maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of established contractors, including SHERLOCK, SMITH & ADAMS INC., BLAIR REMY MERRICK MP JOINT VENTURE, LLC, GURRI MATUTE CROMWELL JV LLC, GMHILL BAKER JV, LLC, and ZAPATA GROUP, INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced joint ventures and specialized firms capable of delivering complex engineering and construction services under stringent military standards. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, with a focus on firms demonstrating proven expertise in heavy civil works and environmental compliance. Her contracting activity shows a strong preference for open competition, with 82.3% of awards issued without set-aside designations, indicating a focus on technical capability over socioeconomic classification. However, she consistently allocates 17.6% of awards to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured but active commitment to small business participation in mission-critical projects. Vaughn’s procurement focus centers on NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), with significant activity in hydroelectric power generation (221111), motor and generator manufacturing (335312), security services (561612), and title abstract and settlement services (541191). This reflects her technical domain expertise in energy infrastructure, utility systems, and supporting administrative services critical to large-scale Army installation operations.