Robert Johnson

Robert Johnson serves as a key procurement lead within the W071 Endist Kansas City office of the Department of the Army, overseeing the acquisition of civil engineering and facility support services critical to sustaining Army infrastructure readiness. He manages a diverse portfolio of construction, environmental, and engineering contracts aimed at maintaining military housing, water and wastewater systems, roadways, and institutional buildings. His role ensures alignment with the Army’s strategic imperatives for installation resilience, leveraging full and open competition alongside targeted socioeconomic set-asides to meet mission-critical facility needs while promoting equitable contracting opportunities. Johnson maintains consistent working relationships with leading contractors in the military infrastructure sector, including HYDROGEOLOGIC, INC., BURNS & MCDONNELL ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC., and CAPE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT INC, as well as joint ventures such as HGL-APTIM TECHNOLOGIES JV LLC and ZAPATA BLACK & VEATCH JV, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in complex civil works, environmental remediation, and utility infrastructure projects. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, requiring robust technical proposals and compliance with Army Corps of Engineers standards. A strong advocate for small business participation, Johnson prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides at 50% of eligible opportunities, with an additional 16.7% allocated to 8(a) competed contracts. His procurement patterns demonstrate a deliberate effort to foster economic inclusion, regularly structuring requirements to enable small, disadvantaged, and veteran-owned firms to compete meaningfully within the Army’s facility sustainment ecosystem. His primary acquisition focus lies in NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), with significant activity in NAICS 237130 (Power and Communication Line Construction) and 541330 (Engineering Services). He procures turnkey construction, infrastructure upgrades, and technical engineering support services, demonstrating deep familiarity with federal construction codes, environmental compliance, and facility lifecycle management.