Dana A Howard

Dana A. Howard serves as a Contracting Officer for NAVFACSYSCOM Southeast (N69450), a key component of the Department of the Navy responsible for delivering mission-critical infrastructure across the southeastern United States and overseas operational areas. In this role, she manages the full lifecycle of complex construction and facility support contracts, ensuring alignment with naval readiness objectives. Her acquisitions primarily focus on commercial and institutional building construction, utilities, and base operations support, employing a range of contracting vehicles including indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) and fixed-price contracts to meet urgent and long-term facility needs. Howard maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of experienced federal contractors, including BL Harbert International LLC, Walsh Federal LLC, Sauer Construction, LLC, McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, and Kira Aviation Services LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for established firms with proven capabilities in large-scale construction, site development, and aviation support services. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous technical evaluation, and contract administration to ensure compliance with DoD standards and timely delivery of mission-enabling infrastructure. Her set-aside preferences show a strong emphasis on full and open competition, with 83.3% of awards issued without socioeconomic set-asides. However, she actively supports small business participation through 8(a) competed contracts, which account for 16.7% of her portfolio, demonstrating a balanced commitment to both efficiency and socioeconomic goals under the Small Business Act. Howard’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), reflecting her deep expertise in constructing and renovating administrative, barracks, and support facilities. She also regularly procures industrial construction (236210), water and sewer infrastructure (237110), and other heavy civil works (237990), showcasing a broad technical command over facility engineering and construction delivery systems essential to naval operational readiness.