Rachael Frommelt

Rachael Frommelt serves as a key procurement professional within the W2SD Endist Norfolk office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, supporting the Department of the Army’s mission to sustain and modernize critical military infrastructure across the Eastern United States. She manages the acquisition of complex engineering and construction services essential to force readiness, with a primary focus on power and communication line construction, related structures, and associated facility upgrades. Her work directly enables operational resilience by ensuring reliable energy distribution and communications networks for military installations, aligning with the agency’s strategic priorities in base modernization and infrastructure hardening. She maintains consistent, long-term partnerships with a select group of experienced prime contractors, including Clark Construction Group LLC, Sawyer Services Inc., Vanar Eastern JV1, LLC, and Ritz Construction Inc. These firms are regularly engaged for their proven expertise in utility infrastructure, trenching, conduit installation, and high-voltage system integration. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous compliance with federal construction standards, and reliable execution under demanding operational timelines, fostering a collaborative yet highly accountable vendor environment. Rachael’s procurement portfolio reflects a strict preference for full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside classifications. This indicates a deliberate focus on selecting the most technically qualified and capable firms regardless of socioeconomic status, prioritizing mission-critical performance over programmatic set-asides. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through designated programs, all vendors are evaluated on technical merit, past performance, and capacity to deliver complex infrastructure solutions. Her technical domain centers exclusively on NAICS 237130—Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction. She procures specialized services including overhead and underground transmission lines, substations, fiber optic cabling, and utility relocations for military bases, requiring deep familiarity with Army engineering specifications, National Electrical Safety Code compliance, and DoD environmental and safety protocols.