Susan L Yarbrough

Susan L. Yarbrough serves as a Contracting Officer within the W2SD Endist Baltimore office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, where she manages the acquisition of critical infrastructure projects essential to military readiness and federal facility sustainability. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle of procurement for commercial and institutional construction, from solicitation and evaluation to contract award and administration. She ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning projects with the Army’s strategic infrastructure goals, focusing on mission-critical construction and facility modernization across military installations and federal properties. Ms. Yarbrough maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of experienced contractors, including Grunley Construction Co., Inc., Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., LLC, Matthews Group Inc., Curtin Maritime Corp, and Cheroenhaka Nottoway Enterprises, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for established firms with demonstrated expertise in heavy civil construction, maritime infrastructure, and institutional building projects. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and reliable delivery, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in accountability and quality assurance. Ms. Yarbrough’s procurement portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on maximizing contractor competition and leveraging specialized capabilities rather than socioeconomic set-asides. While small business participation is not formally prioritized through set-aside mechanisms, she ensures all solicitations are structured to allow equitable access and competitive bidding under FAR Part 5 and Part 14 procedures. Her primary procurement focus is exclusively under NAICS 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, encompassing new construction, renovation, and rehabilitation of barracks, administrative facilities, training centers, and related infrastructure. She specializes in complex building systems, code-compliant design-build delivery, and environmentally sensitive construction practices, demonstrating deep technical expertise in military facility standards and federal construction requirements.