Arvett L Blount

Arvett L. Blount serves as a Contract Specialist within NAVFACSYSCOM Mid-Atlantic, where he plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical procurement actions to support the readiness and sustainment of Navy and Marine Corps installations across the Mid-Atlantic region. He manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions centered on facility infrastructure maintenance, environmental services, and utility system modernization, ensuring compliance with federal contracting regulations and aligning procurements with the agency’s strategic goals of resilience, sustainability, and operational readiness. His work directly enables the delivery of mission-essential facilities through timely, compliant, and efficient contract award and administration. Blount 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, INCORPORATED, and MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for established firms with proven expertise in heavy civil construction, facilities maintenance, and specialized engineering services. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous oversight, and collaborative vendor engagement to ensure high-quality deliverables on complex, mission-sensitive projects. A defining feature of Blount’s procurement strategy is his strong commitment to small business participation, with 88.9% of his awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, and 11.1% competed under the 8(a) program. This pattern underscores a deliberate focus on expanding economic opportunity for small, disadvantaged, and socially and economically disadvantaged businesses while maintaining a high standard of contractor capability and reliability. His technical focus centers on NAICS 811310 (commercial and industrial machinery repair and maintenance), with significant activity in facilities support services (561210), hazardous waste collection (562112), and plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contracting (238220). This specialization reflects deep expertise in sustaining aging infrastructure, managing environmental compliance, and delivering integrated building systems essential to naval base operational continuity.