Rachel W. Spears

Rachel W. Spears serves as a key procurement lead within the W07V Endist New Orleans office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, overseeing the acquisition of critical civil infrastructure projects aimed at enhancing flood risk reduction and coastal resilience across the Gulf Coast. She manages complex heavy civil engineering contracts under the Department of the Army, focusing on the design, construction, and maintenance of hydraulic structures, levees, dredging systems, and erosion control works. Her procurement activities directly support the agency’s mission to safeguard vulnerable communities through engineered water resource solutions, ensuring compliance with federal construction standards and environmental regulations. She maintains sustained working relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including WEEKS MARINE, INC., PRECISION CONSTRUCTION LLC, M.R. PITTMAN GROUP, L.L.C., MUDDY WATER DREDGING, LP, and RED BISON SERVICES, LLC—each recognized for expertise in marine construction, dredging, and heavy civil works. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven experience in navigating challenging coastal environments, often involving underwater operations, sediment management, and large-scale earthmoving under strict regulatory oversight. Spears demonstrates a balanced commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with equal emphasis on HUBZone and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-asides, each accounting for 25% of her award portfolio, while 50% of contracts remain open to all competitors. This pattern underscores her strategic alignment with federal small business goals without compromising technical requirements or project urgency. Her procurement focus is exclusively concentrated under NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), reflecting deep expertise in non-building infrastructure projects such as channel stabilization, floodwall construction, and navigational dredging. She consistently sources technical services requiring specialized marine equipment, geotechnical engineering, and environmental mitigation planning, ensuring acquisitions align with the Army’s civil works mission and federal engineering standards.