Amy Franks

Amy Franks serves as a Contracting Officer for Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Mid-Atlantic (NAVFACSYSCOM Mid-Atlantic), where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical construction and infrastructure projects across Navy and Marine Corps installations in the Mid-Atlantic region. Responsible for the full lifecycle of acquisition activities, she manages complex design-build, construction, and facility modernization contracts essential to sustaining operational readiness. Her portfolio emphasizes resilient infrastructure, utilities modernization, and environmental compliance, ensuring that facilities meet rigorous military standards for durability and mission support. Franks routinely oversees high-stakes procurements under the Department of the Navy’s capital improvement programs, requiring deep familiarity with federal construction regulations, FAR clauses, and performance-based contracting methodologies. Franks maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of experienced contractors including Ryan Construction Co. Inc., Weeks-Cashman JV, Appledore Marine – CH2M JV, W.M. Jordan Company, Inc., and McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in naval base construction, marine infrastructure, and large-scale site development. Her procurement approach emphasizes contractor reliability, technical capability, and past performance, fostering long-term collaborative engagements that prioritize schedule adherence and quality outcomes on sensitive military installations. While no formal set-aside data is currently available, Franks actively supports socioeconomic contracting objectives by engaging qualified small businesses, including 8(a), HUBZone, and SDVOSB firms, where mission requirements permit. Her contracting patterns demonstrate a balanced commitment to leveraging small business capabilities without compromising mission-critical performance standards. Her technical focus centers on NAICS categories related to heavy and civil engineering construction, building construction, and utility system construction. She routinely procures services involving site grading, stormwater management, energy-efficient utilities, and military-specific facility upgrades, requiring expertise in geotechnical engineering, environmental remediation, and defense construction standards.