Susan Coyner

Susan Coyner serves as a Contract Specialist for W2SN Endist Alaska under the Department of the Army, where she manages the acquisition of civil engineering and construction services critical to sustaining military infrastructure in Alaska’s remote and extreme environments. Her role centers on executing full lifecycle procurement activities for facility construction, remediation, and long-term sustainment projects, ensuring compliance with federal regulations and mission-driven priorities. She specializes in complex, high-stakes acquisitions under FAR Part 36, coordinating with engineers, environmental specialists, and project managers to align contracting outcomes with operational readiness goals in austere conditions. Coyner maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors specializing in institutional construction and environmental compliance, including ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE CONSULTANTS, INC., R & M CONSULTANTS, INC., MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, and WSP USA SOLUTIONS INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven experience in cold-weather construction, hazardous material remediation, and DoD environmental standards. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting and rigorous contractor oversight to ensure quality and compliance in challenging terrain. A strong advocate for small business participation, Coyner consistently structures solicitations as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, with approximately two-thirds of her awards reserved for small businesses. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster local economic resilience and leverage the specialized capabilities of small, regionally based contractors capable of operating in Alaska’s unique logistical environment. She rarely employs no-set-aside procurements, underscoring her commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals. Her procurement focus is exclusively centered on NAICS 236220—Commercial and Institutional Building Construction—encompassing new builds, renovations, and infrastructure upgrades for military installations. She procures turnkey construction services, site development, and facility sustainment solutions tailored to extreme climate demands, demonstrating deep expertise in military construction standards, geotechnical constraints, and energy-efficient design for remote defense installations.