Darrien Thomas

Darrien Thomas serves as a secondary procurement professional within Navfacsyscom Southeast, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to deliver resilient, mission-critical infrastructure across the Southeastern U.S. and overseas operational areas. While not the primary contracting officer, Thomas plays a vital role in facilitating acquisition planning, contract administration, and vendor coordination for facility support and construction projects. Their work ensures alignment with strategic infrastructure priorities, particularly in commercial and institutional building construction, facilities operations, and base services. Thomas routinely engages in complex acquisitions under FAR Part 36 and supports the full lifecycle of contract actions—from solicitation through closeout—ensuring compliance with federal procurement standards and naval readiness requirements. Thomas maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of prime 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 experienced, high-performing firms capable of executing large-scale construction and facilities support tasks across diverse operational environments. The working relationships are characterized by collaborative contract management, performance-based oversight, and sustained engagement on multi-year task order contracts, often under indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) vehicles. A strong commitment to socioeconomic objectives is evident in Thomas’s procurement patterns, with 8(a) competed set-asides accounting for half of all awards and total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5 representing over 40%. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster small business participation, particularly among disadvantaged and service-disabled veteran-owned firms, while maintaining competitive integrity and mission readiness. The primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 561210 (Facilities Support Services), followed by 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), 561720 (Janitorial Services), and 238210 (Electrical Contractors). Thomas specializes in acquiring integrated facility services, including maintenance, utilities support, and construction of mission-critical buildings, demonstrating deep technical familiarity with DoD facility standards and sustainable infrastructure practices.