Lucille R. Smith

Lucille R. Smith serves as a key procurement professional within the W076 Endist Galveston office, operating under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Department of the Army. She manages complex civil infrastructure acquisitions aligned with national defense readiness and water resource management objectives. Her portfolio centers on heavy civil engineering projects, including dredging, channel deepening, coastal restoration, and navigation infrastructure development. Smith ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while advancing mission-critical infrastructure that supports maritime mobility, flood risk reduction, and environmental resilience. Her work directly enables the agency’s mandate to maintain and enhance the nation’s inland and intracoastal waterways. Smith maintains longstanding partnerships with leading heavy civil and maritime contractors, including Orion Government Services LLC, Curtin Maritime Corp, The Dutra Group, Callan Marine Limited, and Russell Marine LLC. These relationships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in marine construction, dredging operations, and large-scale earthmoving. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical competency, and proven track records in challenging coastal and estuarine environments. She consistently engages these vendors through competitive sealed bidding and negotiated contracts under FAR Part 14 and Part 15 procedures. Her procurement patterns show a strong preference for open competition, with 88.1% of awards issued without set-asides. Small business participation is modest but intentional, with 9.7% of contracts awarded under total small business set-asides, and smaller allocations to HUBZone and service-disabled veteran-owned small business programs. This reflects a mission-first approach prioritizing technical capability while still fostering socioeconomic diversity where feasible. The overwhelming majority of her acquisitions—90.8%—fall under NAICS 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, underscoring deep expertise in marine and hydraulic infrastructure. She procures specialized services such as dredge equipment operations, bulkhead installation, and sediment management, requiring contractors with advanced engineering capabilities and environmental compliance experience.