Tyrone Palaganas

Tyrone Palaganas serves as a secondary procurement contact within the W072 Endist Buffalo, part of the Department of the Army’s civil works program. He supports the planning, solicitation, and administration of complex infrastructure contracts critical to national defense readiness, with a focus on heavy civil engineering, environmental remediation, and water resource infrastructure. His role involves coordinating with program managers and technical specialists to ensure acquisitions align with mission-critical objectives, including dredging, dam maintenance, and contaminated site restoration. Palaganas handles a diverse portfolio of contracts under FAR Part 36 and Part 37, frequently managing task orders and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) vehicles for large-scale public works projects. He maintains a consistent working relationship with MBX Builders LLC, a primary contractor for heavy civil construction and site development efforts. His procurement patterns reflect a preference for long-term, performance-based partnerships with firms capable of executing multi-year, multi-disciplinary projects involving earthmoving, structural concrete, and environmental compliance. Vendor engagement is typically structured through competitive sealed bidding and negotiated acquisitions, emphasizing technical capability over price alone. Palaganas demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with nearly 77% of his acquisitions set aside for total small businesses under FAR 19.5. He routinely utilizes 8(a) competed set-asides and prioritizes socioeconomic programs to foster contractor diversity, reflecting the agency’s mandate to promote equitable access to federal infrastructure contracts. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), with significant activity in remediation services (562910), engineering services (541330), and commercial building construction (236220). He regularly procures specialized services including sediment management, hazardous material abatement, and stone product fabrication, underscoring expertise in environmentally sensitive, federally regulated construction domains.