Eleanor Tarrant

Eleanor Tarrant serves as a key procurement lead within Navfacsyscom Southwest, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to deliver resilient infrastructure and environmental compliance solutions across the Southwest region. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on facility modernization, utility system upgrades, and environmental remediation, ensuring alignment with operational readiness goals. Her work centers on technical consulting, research-driven planning, and remediation services that enable sustainable military installations. Tarrant’s contracting approach emphasizes lifecycle cost efficiency, regulatory compliance, and long-term infrastructure resilience, often integrating environmental, energy, and engineering services into integrated contract vehicles. She maintains established working relationships with a core group of contractors including MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, RSI AMENTUM ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS, L1 ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED, KIEWIT INFRASTRUCTURE WEST CO., and Boh Environmental, L.L.C. These partnerships reflect a balanced reliance on both large-scale general contractors and specialized environmental and technical service providers. Her procurement patterns favor collaborative, performance-based contracting models that incentivize innovation and compliance with federal environmental standards, particularly in complex, multi-disciplinary projects. Tarrant consistently applies socioeconomic set-asides, with nearly half of her acquisitions designated for small business participation—equally split between total small business set-asides and no set-aside categories. She actively leverages 8(a) competed opportunities, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to fostering small business growth while maintaining competitive rigor. Her contracting practices align with FAR 19.5 guidelines and reflect a strategic balance between broad competition and targeted socioeconomic support. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541720 (research and development in social sciences and humanities) and 541690 (other scientific and technical consulting services), with significant activity in 562910 (remediation services). She specializes in acquiring environmental assessments, site remediation planning, infrastructure feasibility studies, and technical advisory services that support naval base sustainability and regulatory adherence.