Michele N. Evans

Michele N. Evans serves as a Contract Specialist within the W2SD Endist Philadelphia office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex civil infrastructure and maritime engineering acquisitions critical to national defense readiness. She manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions for large-scale construction, dredging, and engineering services that sustain coastal resilience, waterway navigation, and military installation infrastructure. Her portfolio primarily involves sealed bidding and negotiated contracts under FAR Part 36, with a focus on heavy civil engineering projects requiring technical rigor, environmental compliance, and long-term performance oversight. Evans maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of prime contractors including Boh Environmental, L.L.C., CONRAD SHIPYARD, L.L.C., HDR ARCHITECTURE, INC., BUCHART HORN INC, and NORFOLK DREDGING COMPANY. These partnerships reflect a preference for established firms with proven expertise in marine construction, environmental remediation, and civil engineering design. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical evaluation criteria, and risk mitigation through rigorous pre-award due diligence and post-award contract administration. Her procurement patterns show a strong emphasis on open competition, with 89.4% of awards issued without set-asides. Small business participation is targeted but limited, primarily through Total Small Business Set-Asides (9.4%) and occasional Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-asides (1.2%), reflecting a mission-driven balance between operational urgency and socioeconomic goals. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), followed by engineering services (541330) and water and sewer line construction (237110). She routinely procures dredging, shoreline stabilization, navigation channel maintenance, and infrastructure modernization services, demonstrating deep expertise in federal civil works contracting and the unique regulatory frameworks governing Army Corps of Engineers projects.