Shirley Lawson

Shirley Lawson serves as a key procurement lead within the W074 Endist Charleston office of the Department of the Army, overseeing the acquisition of civil engineering and facility construction services critical to sustaining Army readiness across the southeastern United States. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on the construction, renovation, and maintenance of military infrastructure—including barracks, command centers, child development facilities, and coastal defense structures—ensuring compliance with federal construction standards and operational resilience requirements. Her role is central to executing the agency’s mission of modernizing mission-critical assets through timely, compliant, and efficient contracting processes. Lawson maintains consistent working relationships with established contractors such as CORRPRO COMPANIES, INC., BRYMAK & ASSOCIATES, INC., CHANDLER CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC., SOUTHERN DREDGING CO INC, and COTTRELL CONTRACTING CORPORATION. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced firms with proven capabilities in commercial and institutional construction, site preparation, and water infrastructure systems. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous oversight, and long-term vendor reliability, fostering stable, high-performing contractor networks that meet the Army’s stringent quality and safety standards. While the majority of her acquisitions are competed without set-asides (69.6%), she actively supports small business participation through 8(a) competed awards (21.7%) and occasional total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5 (8.7%). Her socioeconomic contracting patterns demonstrate a balanced commitment to broad competition while intentionally leveraging 8(a) program authorities to develop and sustain capable small business vendors in the construction and facilities support sectors. Her procurement focus is overwhelmingly centered on NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), with supplementary activity in water and sewer infrastructure (237110), facilities support services (561210), and site preparation (238910). This specialization underscores her technical expertise in integrated construction project delivery, including structural, environmental, and utility systems essential to military operational continuity.