Shareka M. Galloway

Shareka M. Galloway serves as a Contract Specialist within the W07V Endist New Orleans office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, where she manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions supporting critical civil works infrastructure. Her role centers on acquiring specialized marine and hydraulic services essential to flood risk reduction, coastal restoration, and water resource management across the Gulf Coast. She routinely handles complex, high-stakes contracts for dredging, shoreline stabilization, and navigation channel maintenance, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and mission-driven outcomes aligned with national water infrastructure priorities. Galloway maintains consistent, long-term partnerships with key contractors including WEEKS MARINE, INC., PRECISION CONSTRUCTION LLC, M.R. PITTMAN GROUP, L.L.C., MUDDY WATER DREDGING, LP, and RED BISON SERVICES, LLC—firms with proven expertise in heavy marine construction, sediment management, and aquatic engineering. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, technical rigor, and vendor reliability, fostering collaborative relationships with contractors who possess the specialized equipment and operational experience required for demanding coastal environments. She demonstrates an unwavering commitment to small business participation, exclusively utilizing Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5 to ensure equitable access for small, locally rooted firms. This pattern reflects a strategic alignment with federal socioeconomic goals, prioritizing capacity-building among small businesses capable of delivering complex civil works services in the Gulf region. Her procurement focus is narrowly concentrated under NAICS 441222 (Boat Dealers), which encompasses the acquisition of specialized vessels, marine support equipment, and related services integral to dredging, barge operations, and hydraulic construction. This specialization underscores her deep technical understanding of marine logistics, vessel certification standards, and the operational requirements of waterborne civil works projects.