Lawrence Forde

Lawrence Forde serves as a key procurement professional within the W075 Endist Los Angeles office under the Department of the Army, responsible for managing complex construction and facility support acquisitions critical to sustaining Army installations. His role centers on executing full lifecycle contracting for commercial and institutional building projects, ensuring alignment with DoD infrastructure readiness objectives. He oversees the solicitation, evaluation, and award of contracts under the NAICS 236220 category, focusing on new construction, renovation, and maintenance of mission-critical facilities that support operational environments across the continental United States. Forde maintains long-standing relationships with a core group of experienced contractors including FINCANTIERI MARINE REPAIR LLC, KORTE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, BFBC LLC, MANSON CONSTRUCTION CO, and WU & ASSOCIATES INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for proven performers with demonstrated capability in heavy civil engineering and institutional construction. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, stringent compliance with federal construction standards, and consistent evaluation of technical proposals and past performance to ensure mission success. While the majority of his acquisitions are conducted as unrestricted procurements, Forde consistently allocates approximately 25% of his portfolio to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a deliberate commitment to expanding opportunities for small business contractors. He does not prioritize specific socioeconomic categories such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB, instead favoring broad small business eligibility to maximize competition and innovation within the construction sector. His technical expertise is narrowly focused on NAICS 236220, encompassing the full spectrum of commercial and institutional building construction—from site preparation and structural framing to MEP systems integration and facility commissioning. Forde’s domain knowledge ensures that all procurements meet Army installation standards, code compliance requirements, and sustainability benchmarks essential to enduring military readiness.