Elaine Carter

Elaine Carter serves as the primary contracting representative for Navfacsyscom Mid-Atlantic, overseeing the acquisition of mission-critical infrastructure projects across Navy and Marine Corps installations in the Mid-Atlantic region. Her role centers on managing the full lifecycle of construction and facilities contracts, ensuring alignment with Department of the Navy operational readiness objectives. She specializes in procuring complex, high-stakes projects involving facility modernization, utilities upgrades, and base sustainment, with a focus on delivering resilient, code-compliant infrastructure that supports combat-ready forces. Her acquisitions are predominantly performance-based, requiring rigorous technical evaluation and compliance with federal construction standards. Carter maintains consistent, long-term partnerships 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 relationships reflect a preference for proven performers with demonstrated expertise in heavy civil and institutional construction. Her procurement approach emphasizes contractor reliability, past performance, and technical capacity, often resulting in repeat engagements with vendors who consistently meet stringent quality and schedule requirements. Carter’s contracting portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on maximizing competition among qualified large and mid-sized firms capable of delivering complex, large-scale infrastructure projects. While small business participation is not formally prioritized through socioeconomic set-asides, she ensures all procurements adhere to fair and transparent competition principles under FAR Part 6. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors) and 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), each accounting for 40% of her portfolio, with an additional 20% in highway and bridge construction (237310). She routinely manages acquisitions for HVAC systems, structural renovations, site development, and utility infrastructure, demonstrating deep technical expertise in building systems integration and civil works procurement.