Lauri Newkirk-Paggi

Lauri Newkirk-Paggi serves as a Contracting Officer for W074 Endist Savannah under the Department of the Army, responsible for managing the acquisition of civil engineering, environmental remediation, and facility modernization contracts critical to sustaining Army installation readiness. She oversees the full lifecycle of complex procurement actions, from solicitation and source selection to contract award and administration, ensuring compliance with federal regulations and mission-aligned outcomes. Her portfolio centers on infrastructure resilience, with a focus on heavy civil construction, utilities upgrading, and environmental compliance projects essential to operational continuity across military installations. Newkirk-Paggi maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of joint venture contractors, including BLAIR REMY MERRICK MP JOINT VENTURE, LLC, GURRI MATUTE CROMWELL JV LLC, GMHILL BAKER JV, LLC, SHERLOCK, SMITH & ADAMS INC., and ZAPATA GROUP, INC. These partnerships reflect her reliance on experienced, multi-disciplinary teams capable of delivering integrated solutions in structural renovation, environmental remediation, and facility support services. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical rigor, and collaborative contract management with firms possessing proven expertise in Army-specific infrastructure requirements. She demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, allocating 40% of her awards to HUBZone set-asides and another 20% to Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-asides, reflecting a deliberate strategy to foster regional economic development and veteran entrepreneurship. With an equal portion of acquisitions left open as no set-aside, she balances small business inclusion with the need for competitive, large-scale contractor capacity. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), complemented by significant activity in architectural services (541310), facilities support services (561210), and plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contracting (238220). This specialization underscores her technical expertise in mission-critical infrastructure modernization, environmental compliance, and utility system upgrades across Army installations.