Michelle Barr

Michelle Barr serves as the primary contracting lead for W072 Endist Detroit under the Department of the Army, overseeing the acquisition of critical civil engineering and infrastructure support services essential to military logistics and environmental resilience. She manages a diverse portfolio of construction and maintenance contracts focused on waterways, harbors, breakwaters, dredging systems, and related civil works, ensuring operational readiness through timely and compliant procurement practices. Her role is central to executing the agency’s mission of sustaining and modernizing federal civil works infrastructure, requiring deep familiarity with federal construction standards, environmental regulations, and complex project delivery methods. Barr maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including KOONTZ ELECTRIC COMPANY, INCORPORATED, STRATUS SECURITY MANAGEMENT INC, MORRISH-WALLACE CONSTRUCTION, INC., GREAT LAKES DOCK AND MATERIALS, L.L.C., and TOGIAK MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in heavy civil construction, marine infrastructure, and industrial maintenance. Her procurement approach emphasizes reliability, technical competency, and performance history, fostering long-term vendor engagement on mission-critical projects requiring specialized engineering capabilities. Her contracting patterns show a strong commitment to small business participation, with over 42% of awards designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, while HUBZone set-asides account for nearly 2%. Although the majority of acquisitions are unrestricted, she actively prioritizes socioeconomic programs to expand opportunities for qualified small firms in the civil works sector, aligning with Department of the Army goals for equitable contracting. Barr’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), reflecting her specialization in large-scale infrastructure projects such as dredging, bulkhead construction, and navigation channel maintenance. She also regularly procures services under NAICS 237110 (Water and Sewer Line Construction) and 811310 (Industrial Machinery Repair), demonstrating technical expertise in both new construction and lifecycle maintenance of federal water infrastructure systems.