Orlando Nieves

Orlando Nieves serves as the primary contracting lead for the W2SD Endist New York, a U.S. Army installation engineering office responsible for sustaining and modernizing critical civil and military infrastructure across the Northeastern United States. He manages a diverse portfolio of construction, engineering, and facility modernization acquisitions aligned with the Army’s readiness and resilience goals. His responsibilities include soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts for infrastructure projects ranging from transportation networks and utility systems to flood risk mitigation and navigation channel maintenance, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and mission-critical timelines. Nieves maintains longstanding relationships with a core group of prime contractors, including AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, STV HDR USMA JOINT VENTURE, LODUCA ASSOCIATES, INC., and H & L CONTRACTING LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced firms with proven capabilities in heavy civil engineering and institutional construction. His procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting and collaborative project delivery, often leveraging joint ventures and design-build methodologies to streamline complex infrastructure initiatives. His contracting patterns show a strong preference for open competition, with 91.9% of awards issued without set-asides. Small business participation is modest but intentional, with 7.3% of awards designated for total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5 and a minimal but consistent allocation to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. This reflects a mission-driven balance between operational urgency and socioeconomic compliance. Nieves’ portfolio is heavily concentrated in NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction) and 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), underscoring expertise in large-scale infrastructure development. He also procures engineering services under NAICS 541330 and specialized construction under NAICS 237310, demonstrating deep technical proficiency in geotechnical, structural, and environmental systems integration for military and public works applications.