Amber Forehand

Amber Forehand-Hughes serves as a Contract Specialist with NAVFACSYSCOM Atlantic, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions to sustain and modernize naval infrastructure across the Atlantic region and overseas installations. She manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions for construction, technical services, and IT infrastructure contracts, ensuring alignment with Department of the Navy strategic priorities such as energy resilience, munitions facility upgrades, and expeditionary capability enhancement. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to deliver safe, secure, and operationally ready facilities through compliant, efficient contracting practices under the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Amber regularly collaborates with a core group of established 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 prime contractors capable of delivering complex construction and integrated technical services across multiple domains. Her contracting patterns indicate a reliance on proven vendors with demonstrated performance in naval facility programs, fostering long-term relationships built on reliability, compliance, and technical proficiency. Amber’s procurement portfolio reflects a 100% non-set-aside approach, with no current preference for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic categories. Her focus remains on securing the highest technical capability and mission readiness, prioritizing contractor qualifications and past performance over socioeconomic targeting. This reflects the nature of NAVFAC’s large-scale, mission-essential projects requiring specialized expertise and scale. Her primary NAICS focus areas include Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220), alongside Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Computer Training (611420), Computing Infrastructure Providers (518210), and All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541990). She specializes in procuring facility construction, IT systems integration, and workforce development services critical to sustaining naval operational readiness.