Shawn M. Baer

Shawn M. Baer serves as a key procurement professional within the U.S. Army’s W2V6 Engineering Support Center, responsible for managing engineering and technical service acquisitions that sustain critical military infrastructure across domestic and overseas installations. He plays a central role in executing the agency’s mission to enhance operational readiness through facility modernization, environmental compliance, and mission-enabling engineering solutions. His portfolio is exclusively focused on professional engineering services, ensuring that Army installations maintain structural integrity, environmental compliance, and technical functionality through contracted expertise. Baer’s acquisitions are strategically aligned with long-term infrastructure resilience goals and are executed under full and open competition with mandatory small business set-asides. Baer maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized engineering and support contractors, including AMD International Technologies LLC, Boh Environmental, L.L.C., Hydrogeologic, Inc., Constellation NewEnergy, Inc., and MSL Housekeeping Services LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven capabilities in civil engineering, environmental remediation, energy systems, and facility services. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, long-term vendor reliability, and technical precision, fostering collaborative, mission-aligned relationships rather than transactional engagements. Baer’s procurement strategy is defined by a 100% commitment to Small Business Set-Aside contracts under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a robust dedication to socioeconomic contracting goals. All engineering service awards are reserved exclusively for small businesses, ensuring equitable access to federal opportunities and strengthening the capacity of niche technical vendors. This pattern underscores a deliberate effort to cultivate a diverse, agile, and responsive small business base capable of meeting the Army’s complex engineering demands. His primary technical domain is NAICS 541330—Engineering Services—covering civil, environmental, mechanical, and infrastructure engineering. He procures services such as facility condition assessments, hazardous material remediation, energy efficiency retrofits, geotechnical analysis, and sustainment planning. Baer’s expertise lies in acquiring high-stakes, mission-critical engineering solutions that directly support Army installation readiness and compliance with federal environmental and safety standards.