Mark Cap

Major Mark Cap serves as a contracting officer within the W2SD Endist Baltimore office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, overseeing the acquisition of critical infrastructure and facility support services for Department of Defense installations. His role centers on managing complex construction, engineering, and environmental remediation contracts essential to maintaining military operational readiness. Major Cap handles full lifecycle procurements under FAR and DFARS guidelines, with a focus on design-build, architect-engineer, and performance-based service contracts. He ensures compliance with federal mandates while aligning acquisitions with the Army’s long-term infrastructure modernization goals. Major Cap maintains enduring relationships with a core group of prime 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 experienced, vertically integrated firms capable of delivering large-scale civil works, maritime infrastructure, and institutional construction. His contracting approach emphasizes performance accountability, risk mitigation, and contractor past performance evaluation, fostering stable, long-term vendor collaborations grounded in technical competence and reliability. While the majority of his acquisitions are unrestricted, Major Cap demonstrates a consistent commitment to socioeconomic programs, allocating approximately 21% of his portfolio to small business set-asides—equally divided between 8(a) competed and total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. He actively promotes participation from historically underutilized business zones and Native American-owned firms, ensuring equitable access to federal contracting opportunities without compromising mission-critical delivery standards. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), 541330 (Engineering Services), and 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction), with significant activity in remediation services (562910) and specialized IT support (541519). Major Cap’s expertise spans civil engineering design, hazardous material abatement, and facility modernization, reflecting deep technical fluency in military infrastructure lifecycle management.