Tamara A. Wright

Tamara A. Wright serves as a key procurement professional within the W2SD Endist Baltimore office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, supporting the Department of the Army’s mission to deliver critical infrastructure and facility support across military and federal installations. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on engineering services, environmental remediation, and commercial construction, ensuring alignment with federal contracting regulations and operational readiness requirements. Her work spans the full lifecycle of contract execution—from solicitation and evaluation to award and administration—prioritizing technical compliance, schedule integrity, and mission-critical delivery. Wright maintains sustained relationships with a core group of established 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 firms with proven expertise in civil works, maritime construction, and environmental restoration. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance reliability, regulatory adherence, and long-term vendor collaboration, often re-engaging contractors on follow-on efforts due to demonstrated capability and consistent delivery. Her procurement strategy prioritizes open competition, with approximately 64% of awards issued without set-aside designation. However, she actively supports small business participation, allocating roughly 31% of opportunities to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5 and an additional 2.8% to 8(a) and Women-Owned Small Business programs. This balanced approach ensures broad market access while fulfilling statutory obligations for socioeconomic inclusion. Her primary technical focus lies in NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), reflecting a strong demand for design, planning, and technical oversight of infrastructure projects. She also routinely procures remediation services (562910), landscaping (561730), and commercial construction (236220), demonstrating deep expertise in facility lifecycle management and environmental compliance within military installations.