Sara King

Sara King serves as the primary contracting lead for the W072 Endist Chicago office under the Department of the Army, overseeing the acquisition of civil infrastructure projects critical to military readiness and national defense. She manages a diverse portfolio of construction, engineering, and technical services contracts focused on water control systems, harbor facilities, erosion control structures, and related civil works. Her role is central to ensuring the timely and compliant delivery of projects that enhance operational resilience, flood risk reduction, and navigational infrastructure across Army installations. She routinely handles complex, multi-year procurements under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, with a strong emphasis on performance-based contracting and risk mitigation in high-stakes public works environments. King maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of established contractors, most notably MORRISH-WALLACE CONSTRUCTION, INC., and Boh Environmental, L.L.C., who are frequently awarded contracts for heavy civil construction and environmental remediation services. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in Army Corps of Engineers standards and federal environmental compliance. Her procurement approach emphasizes reliability, technical proficiency, and adherence to safety and sustainability benchmarks, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in performance history and regulatory alignment. A strong advocate for small business participation, King prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Aside contracts under FAR 19.5, with over 70% of her acquisitions reserved for small businesses. This reflects a deliberate and sustained commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals, ensuring equitable access to federal infrastructure opportunities for qualified small firms. Her patterns indicate minimal use of other set-asides such as 8(a) or HUBZone, suggesting a broad-based small business focus rather than targeted socioeconomic categories. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), complemented by significant activity in engineering services (541330) and technical consulting (541690). She regularly acquires specialized services related to hydraulic modeling, geotechnical analysis, and landscape restoration, demonstrating deep domain expertise in federally funded civil works infrastructure development.