Amber Forehand-Hughes (Contracting Officer)

Amber Forehand-Hughes serves as a Contracting Officer within Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Atlantic (NAVFACSYSCOM Atlantic), where she manages complex acquisitions critical to sustaining and modernizing naval infrastructure across the Atlantic region and overseas installations. Her portfolio centers on mission-critical facility services, engineering support, and operational readiness initiatives aligned with the Department of the Navy’s strategic priorities in power resiliency, munitions handling, and expeditionary base modernization. She routinely executes contracts under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) using competitive and negotiated procedures, with a focus on design-build, professional services, and integrated facility management solutions that support long-term naval operational sustainability. Forehand-Hughes maintains established working relationships with a core group of prime contractors including MEB General Contractors Inc., AMD International Technologies LLC, Stantec-AECOM SIOP JV, M&N-BMCD LANT SIOP JV, and Cape-Aptim JV1, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced, large-scale service providers capable of delivering integrated construction, engineering, and technical support across multi-year, high-complexity projects. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, risk mitigation, and compliance with defense-specific standards, fostering collaborative, long-term vendor relationships grounded in technical proficiency and delivery reliability. While the majority of her acquisitions—84.2%—are conducted without set-asides, she consistently supports small business participation through Total Small Business Set-Asides (10.5%) and Women-Owned Small Business awards (5.3%). Her socioeconomic contracting patterns reflect a balanced commitment to broad competition while ensuring meaningful opportunities for qualified small businesses, particularly in technical service categories where small firm capacity aligns with mission needs. Her primary NAICS focus areas include Facilities Support Services (561210) and Professional and Management Development Training (611430), each representing 22.2% of her portfolio, alongside Engineering Services (541330) and Administrative Management Consulting (541611). She procures a wide array of technical services including facility maintenance, logistics training, systems engineering, and operational readiness support, demonstrating deep expertise in defense infrastructure lifecycle management and mission-critical service delivery.