Barbara Williamson-Garris

Barbara Williamson-Garris serves as a key procurement professional within Navfacsyscom Mid-Atlantic, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to deliver resilient, mission-critical infrastructure across Navy and Marine Corps installations in the Mid-Atlantic region. She manages the acquisition of engineering services essential to the planning, design, and modernization of military facilities, ensuring operational readiness through technically rigorous contract execution. Her portfolio primarily consists of complex, high-stakes engineering contracts requiring compliance with federal construction standards and environmental regulations, often involving multidisciplinary teams and phased delivery methodologies. She maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of established 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 firms with proven expertise in civil, structural, and marine engineering services, as well as experience in delivering large-scale base modernization projects under strict Navy specifications. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, design-build delivery, and contractor accountability in meeting mission-critical timelines and safety standards. Barbara’s contracting activity shows a 100% preference for full and open competition, with no set-asides designated for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic programs. This reflects a strategic focus on selecting the most technically qualified vendors regardless of business size or certification status, prioritizing capability and past performance over socioeconomic preferences in this specialized domain. Her procurement focus is exclusively centered on NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), encompassing architectural design, geotechnical analysis, environmental engineering, and infrastructure systems integration. She regularly procures services related to facility upgrades, utility modernization, flood mitigation, and energy resilience projects, demonstrating deep technical expertise in naval construction standards and federal engineering procurement protocols.