Eley DeCuba

Eley DeCuba serves as a key procurement professional within Navfacsyscom Southwest, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to deliver resilient infrastructure for naval installations across the Southwest region. Responsible for managing complex construction and engineering acquisitions, DeCuba oversees contracts critical to facility modernization, utility system upgrades, and environmental compliance. Their work directly enables operational readiness by ensuring that military bases maintain safe, sustainable, and mission-capable infrastructure. DeCuba routinely handles procurements under the NAICS codes for architectural and engineering services, pipeline construction, and specialized maintenance, employing full and open competition alongside targeted small business set-asides to meet statutory and strategic objectives. DeCuba maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of experienced 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 preference for firms with proven expertise in military-grade construction, environmental remediation, and utility infrastructure. The contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous compliance with federal construction standards, and long-term contractor reliability over transactional engagements. While the majority of acquisitions—75%—are conducted as full and open competitions, DeCuba demonstrates a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic diversity by allocating 25% of awards to 8(a) certified small businesses. This pattern underscores a strategic balance between operational urgency and federal small business goals, ensuring that disadvantaged firms have meaningful access to high-impact Navy infrastructure projects without compromising technical rigor or schedule integrity. DeCuba’s procurement portfolio is concentrated in four primary NAICS categories: 237120 (oil and gas pipeline construction), 811198 (automotive repair and maintenance), 541310 (architectural services), and 541330 (engineering services). These reflect a technical focus on facility sustainment, environmental systems, and mission-critical engineering support, requiring deep familiarity with DoD construction codes, sustainability mandates, and infrastructure resilience standards.