Mary J. Harding

Mary Harding serves as a Contracting Officer for the W076 Endist Expedition (provis) under the Department of the Army, where she leads the acquisition of mission-critical infrastructure in expeditionary and contested environments. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of construction contracts—from market research and solicitation to award and closeout—to ensure rapid deployment of military camps, training facilities, hangars, and utility systems in austere theaters. She operates within a high-tempo operational framework, prioritizing schedule adherence, force protection standards, and compliance with Army Corps of Engineers design guidelines. Her portfolio is exclusively focused on commercial and institutional building construction, aligning directly with the agency’s mandate to sustain readiness through resilient, expeditionary infrastructure. Harding maintains a primary working relationship with ZANA GROUP COMPANY FOR GENERAL CONTRACTS, a trusted contractor with proven experience in rapid-build military construction. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes and firm-fixed-price structures, favoring vendors with demonstrated expertise in modular construction, field-deployable systems, and remote-site logistics. While she engages with foreign awardees under international agreements, the majority of her engagements are with domestic general contractors possessing the technical capacity to operate in high-threat, low-infrastructure environments. Harding’s procurement strategy reflects a 100% non-set-aside posture, with no use of 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic programs. Her awards are competitively solicited under full and open competition, prioritizing technical capability, past performance, and schedule reliability over socioeconomic preferences. This approach aligns with the urgent operational tempo of expeditionary missions, where speed and proven execution outweigh traditional small business targeting. Her technical domain is singularly focused on NAICS 236220—Commercial and Institutional Building Construction—where she procures turnkey solutions for hardened facilities, reinforced utility networks, and expeditionary barracks. She possesses deep familiarity with military construction standards, including UFC guidelines and Army Regulation 420-1, ensuring all delivered infrastructure meets operational durability requirements in extreme climates.