Noelle Griest

Noelle Griest serves as the primary contracting lead for the W2SD Endist Philadelphia under the Department of the Army, overseeing the acquisition of critical civil infrastructure and maritime engineering services essential to military readiness and national defense. She manages complex procurements in coastal resilience, waterway navigation, and military installation maintenance, ensuring compliance with federal construction and environmental standards. Her portfolio centers on large-scale engineering, dredging, and shipyard modernization projects, requiring deep technical oversight and interagency coordination to support Army and Navy operational requirements. Griest maintains long-standing partnerships with key contractors including Boh Environmental, L.L.C., CONRAD SHIPYARD, L.L.C., HDR ARCHITECTURE, INC., BUCHART HORN INC, and NORFOLK DREDGING COMPANY. These relationships reflect a consistent reliance on firms with proven expertise in marine construction, hazardous waste management, and naval vessel repair. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting and integrated design-build delivery models, fostering collaborative partnerships that align technical capability with mission-critical timelines and environmental compliance. She maintains a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside policy across her acquisition portfolio, demonstrating a robust commitment to socioeconomic contracting under FAR 19.5. All solicitations are structured to maximize opportunities for small businesses, ensuring broad participation from certified firms without preference for specific categories like 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB—instead prioritizing overall small business eligibility and capacity to deliver complex engineering and environmental services. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), accounting for 70% of her portfolio, followed by NAICS 562112 (Hazardous Waste Collection) and NAICS 333998 (Miscellaneous Machinery Manufacturing). She specializes in acquiring vessel refits, dredging equipment, marine structural systems, and environmental remediation services, requiring expertise in maritime engineering, corrosion control, and federal environmental regulations such as the Clean Water Act and CERCLA.