Laura A. Wade

Laura A. Wade serves as a key procurement professional within the W2SD Endist Baltimore office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, supporting the Department of the Army’s mission to deliver critical infrastructure and facility services across military and federal installations. She manages a diverse portfolio of construction, engineering, and environmental remediation contracts, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and operational readiness requirements. Her work centers on acquiring technical services and capital improvements essential to sustaining military infrastructure, including commercial and institutional buildings, civil works, and environmental restoration projects. Wade maintains established relationships with a core group of experienced contractors, including Grunley Construction Co., Inc., Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., LLC, Matthews Group Inc., Curtin Maritime Corp, and Cheroenhaka Nottoway Enterprises, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in heavy civil construction, marine engineering, and culturally sensitive remediation efforts. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, long-term vendor reliability, and technical capability over short-term cost savings, fostering stable, mission-aligned collaborations. Her procurement patterns show a strong emphasis on open competition, with 86.8% of awards issued without set-asides, indicating a focus on full and open contracting where broad market participation meets mission needs. Nevertheless, she consistently allocates 13.2% of awards to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to small business engagement without compromising technical or schedule requirements. Wade’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), and 562910 (Remediation Services), reflecting deep expertise in facility modernization, structural construction, and environmental compliance. She routinely procures design-build services, geotechnical assessments, hazardous material abatement, and infrastructure rehabilitation solutions, underscoring her technical proficiency in integrated civil engineering and sustainable facility management.