Eleanor J Drake

Eleanor J. Drake serves as a Contract Specialist with Navfacsyscom Southeast, where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisition strategies to support the Department of the Navy’s infrastructure mission. She manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions for engineering services, ensuring compliance with federal regulations and aligning contract outcomes with strategic naval readiness goals. Her portfolio primarily consists of firm-fixed-price and cost-reimbursement contracts for design, planning, and technical advisory services critical to the construction and sustainment of military installations across the Southeast and overseas operational theaters. Drake’s expertise lies in translating mission-critical facility requirements into precise solicitation language and risk-managed contracting solutions. She maintains established working relationships with a core group of high-performing 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, full-service firms capable of delivering integrated engineering and construction support under stringent military standards. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous technical evaluation, and contractor accountability, fostering long-term collaboration with vendors who consistently meet operational demands and quality benchmarks. Drake’s contracting activity reflects a 100% no set-aside orientation, indicating a focus on full and open competition rather than socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her award patterns, her procurements remain compliant with all applicable small business subcontracting requirements under FAR Part 19, ensuring that opportunities are accessible where technically feasible. Her primary technical domain is NAICS 541330—Engineering Services—where she procures specialized civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical engineering support for military construction projects. This includes feasibility studies, design development, construction documentation, and post-construction services, underscoring her deep familiarity with technical specifications, design-build delivery methods, and federal facility standards.