Timothy D. Black

Timothy D. Black serves as a key procurement lead within the W07V Endist New Orleans office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, overseeing the acquisition of critical civil infrastructure projects aimed at enhancing flood risk reduction and coastal resilience across the Gulf Coast. His responsibilities center on managing full lifecycle contracting for large-scale hydraulic and civil works, including dredging, levee construction, erosion control, and water resource management systems. He ensures compliance with federal procurement regulations while aligning contract execution with the agency’s mission to protect vulnerable Louisiana communities from storm surge and environmental degradation. Black maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including WEEKS MARINE, INC., PRECISION CONSTRUCTION LLC, M.R. PITTMAN GROUP, L.L.C., MUDDY WATER DREDGING, LP, and RED BISON SERVICES, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in heavy civil engineering, marine construction, and environmental dredging. His procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, requiring rigorous technical compliance and adherence to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers design standards for hydraulic structures and sediment management. His contracting patterns reveal a balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals, with approximately half of his awards reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB), reflecting a strong emphasis on veteran entrepreneurship. The remaining half are competitively awarded without set-asides, ensuring broad market participation while maintaining rigorous technical standards. This dual strategy supports both mission-critical delivery and national socioeconomic objectives. Black’s procurement portfolio is exclusively focused on NAICS 237990—Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction—demonstrating deep specialization in complex, non-building civil works. He procures services involving bulk earthmoving, channel stabilization, bulkhead installation, and coastal restoration, requiring contractors with advanced capabilities in geotechnical engineering, hydrologic modeling, and environmental permitting. His expertise lies in managing technically intricate, high-stakes infrastructure projects vital to national defense and public safety.