Patricia Howard

Patricia Howard serves as the primary contracting lead for W074 Endist Savannah under the Department of the Army, overseeing the acquisition of civil engineering, facility modernization, and environmental remediation services critical to sustaining Army installation readiness. She manages a diverse portfolio of construction, renovation, and utility infrastructure contracts, ensuring compliance with federal standards for safety, sustainability, and operational resilience. Her role is central to executing the agency’s mission of upgrading aging military infrastructure through timely, transparent, and technically sound procurement actions that align with Army Corps of Engineers guidelines and environmental regulatory frameworks. Howard maintains long-standing relationships with a core group of experienced joint venture contractors, including BLAIR REMY MERRICK MP JOINT VENTURE, LLC, GURRI MATUTE CROMWELL JV LLC, GMHILL BAKER JV, LLC, SHERLOCK, SMITH & ADAMS INC., and ZAPATA GROUP, INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for established, multi-disciplinary teams capable of delivering complex civil works, hazardous material abatement, and utility system upgrades. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous quality control, and contractor accountability across the full lifecycle of infrastructure projects. Her procurement activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on selecting the most qualified and capable firms regardless of socioeconomic status, prioritizing technical expertise and proven track records over programmatic set-asides. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through set-aside mechanisms, her awards remain accessible to all eligible vendors under open competition standards. Howard’s domain expertise centers on NAICS-coded activities related to building construction, environmental remediation, and utility system modernization. She routinely procures services such as structural rehabilitation, stormwater management, electrical and plumbing system upgrades, and hazardous waste remediation—areas requiring deep technical knowledge of Army installation standards and federal environmental regulations. Her work ensures that critical military facilities remain operationally viable and compliant with evolving sustainability mandates.