Barbara Williamson-garris

Barbara Williamson-Garris serves as a Contract Specialist with Navfacsyscom Mid-Atlantic, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical procurement actions to support the readiness and sustainability of Navy and Marine Corps installations across the Mid-Atlantic region. She manages a diverse portfolio of construction, facility maintenance, and infrastructure support contracts, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and aligning acquisitions with the agency’s strategic priorities of modernizing aging facilities and enhancing operational resilience. Her work directly enables the delivery of reliable utilities, buildings, and industrial systems essential to naval operations. Barbara 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 capabilities in commercial and industrial facility maintenance, building operations, and site development. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous contract administration, and long-term vendor collaboration to ensure quality and continuity in mission support. Her procurement patterns show a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions issued without set-asides, indicating a focus on technical capability and past performance over socioeconomic classifications. While she does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her approach remains transparent and competitive, ensuring the best value through merit-based selection. Barbara’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 811310 (Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance), which accounts for 75% of her activity, alongside NAICS 531120 (Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings). She specializes in procuring facility maintenance services, HVAC and mechanical system repairs, building operations support, and long-term lease arrangements for mission-critical infrastructure, demonstrating deep expertise in industrial facility sustainment and utility systems management.