Sean Higgins

Sean Higgins serves as a key procurement professional within the W2SD Fest NAU1 Europe (W912GB), supporting the U.S. Army’s mission to sustain and modernize military infrastructure across Europe. He manages the acquisition of commercial and institutional building construction services critical to maintaining garrison readiness, force projection, and long-term operational capability. His responsibilities include planning, soliciting, awarding, and administering contracts for facility construction, renovation, and infrastructure upgrades, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and Army engineering standards. Higgins plays a central role in translating strategic installation priorities into actionable procurement actions that support the Department of Defense’s European theater objectives. He maintains established relationships with a core group of experienced contractors, including AECOM International Inc., CMS Corporation, WSP Italia S.r.l., and Boh Environmental, L.L.C., all of which possess proven expertise in military-grade construction and environmental compliance. These partnerships are characterized by consistent recompetition and performance-based contract execution, reflecting a preference for vendors with demonstrated capability in complex, high-stakes infrastructure environments. Higgins prioritizes technical proficiency, past performance, and regulatory adherence in contractor selection, fostering long-term reliability across multi-year project cycles. Higgins’ procurement portfolio reflects a strict adherence to full and open competition, with 100% of acquisitions conducted without set-aside preferences for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic programs. This approach aligns with the agency’s mandate to prioritize mission-critical delivery over socioeconomic targeting, ensuring rapid, efficient execution of time-sensitive infrastructure projects. While small business participation is not formally incentivized, all vendors are evaluated on equal technical and cost-performance criteria. His primary focus is on NAICS 236220—Commercial and Institutional Building Construction—encompassing the design-build and traditional construction of barracks, administrative facilities, training centers, and support structures. He specializes in procurements requiring adherence to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers standards, environmental remediation protocols, and energy-efficient building codes, demonstrating deep domain expertise in military construction lifecycle management.