Phil Charles

Phil Charles serves as a key procurement lead within the W2SN Endist Alaska office under the Department of the Army, overseeing the acquisition of civil engineering, environmental remediation, and infrastructure sustainment services critical to maintaining military readiness in Alaska’s extreme and remote environments. He manages a portfolio of contracts focused on facility modernization, hazardous material remediation, and long-term base resilience, ensuring compliance with federal environmental standards and military construction codes. His work directly supports the agency’s mission to sustain defense infrastructure under austere climatic conditions through timely, technically sound contracting solutions. Charles maintains established relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including Environmental Compliance Consultants, Inc., R&M Consultants, Inc., WSP USA Solutions Inc., McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, and Unit Company. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in Arctic engineering, environmental remediation, and military construction logistics. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, requiring rigorous technical proposals and demonstrated experience in cold-region infrastructure projects. A strong advocate for socioeconomic contracting, Charles consistently prioritizes small business participation, with 60% of his acquisitions set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5 and 20% competitively awarded to 8(a) certified firms. This pattern underscores a deliberate strategy to cultivate local and specialized small business capacity while ensuring access to niche technical capabilities required in Alaska’s unique operational context. His procurement focus is heavily concentrated in NAICS 562910 (Remediation Services), reflecting a primary emphasis on soil and groundwater cleanup, asbestos abatement, and hazardous waste management. He also regularly procures engineering services under NAICS 541330 and environmental consulting under NAICS 541620, demonstrating deep expertise in integrated environmental compliance and civil infrastructure lifecycle management for defense installations.