Elia M. Portz

Elia M. Portz serves as a Contracting Officer responsible for managing the acquisition lifecycle for a diverse portfolio of construction and specialty trade services. In this role, she ensures compliance with federal procurement regulations while advancing mission-critical infrastructure and facility support initiatives. Her acquisitions primarily involve competitive sealed bidding and negotiated contracts under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, with a focus on performance-based requirements and risk-mitigated contracting approaches. She works closely with program managers and technical evaluators to define scope, establish evaluation criteria, and ensure contract execution aligns with agency objectives. While no specific contractor relationships are currently identifiable in the available data, Portz routinely engages with a broad spectrum of contractors—including large primes, joint ventures, and small business subcontractors—across the civil works and specialty trade sectors. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for open competition, with no set-asides utilized in recent awards, indicating a focus on full and open competition as the primary mechanism for achieving value and performance outcomes. Portz’s contracting activity demonstrates a clear preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued without socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB designations. This reflects a strategic emphasis on competitive fairness and broad market access rather than targeted socioeconomic programs, though she remains compliant with all applicable small business participation requirements. Her primary procurement focus lies in construction and engineering services, with dominant NAICS codes including 238990 (All Other Specialty Trade Contractors), 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction), 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), and 238910 (Site Preparation Contractors). She also manages limited acquisitions under 611620 (Sports and Recreation Instruction), suggesting a niche but documented interest in recreational facility support services. Her technical expertise spans civil infrastructure, site development, and specialty trade execution, positioning her as a subject matter expert in construction procurement within federal operations.