Hattie L. Brown

Hattie L. Brown serves as a Contract Specialist within NAVFACSYSCOM Atlantic, where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex facility infrastructure acquisitions that support naval operations across the Atlantic region and overseas installations. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle of contract management—from solicitation and evaluation to award and administration—focusing primarily on specialized construction, engineering, and facility modernization projects. She ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with the agency’s strategic priorities in power resiliency, munitions infrastructure, and expeditionary facility sustainment. Her work directly enables mission readiness through timely delivery of critical infrastructure services. Brown maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of prime contractors, including MEB General Contractors Inc., AMD International Technologies LLC, Stantec-AECOM SIOP JV, M&N-BMCD LANT SIOP JV, and Cape-Aptim JV1, LLC. These partnerships are typically structured as integrated design-build or construction management-at-risk engagements, reflecting her expertise in managing technically complex, multi-disciplinary projects. Her contracting patterns emphasize collaboration with firms possessing proven experience in naval facility upgrades, heavy civil construction, and specialized mechanical systems, fostering long-term vendor reliability and performance accountability. While the majority of her acquisitions are unrestricted (62.5%), Brown actively supports small business participation through Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to expanding opportunities for qualified small firms. Her socioeconomic contracting approach prioritizes broad-based small business engagement without reliance on specialized set-aside programs like 8(a) or HUBZone, aligning with NAVFAC’s preference for competitive, capability-driven procurement. Her procurement focus is heavily concentrated in NAICS 333923 (Overhead Traveling Crane, Hoist, and Monorail System Manufacturing), reflecting her technical specialization in procuring mission-critical material handling systems for shipyards and munitions facilities. She also engages professional organizations under NAICS 813920 for engineering and technical advisory services, underscoring her domain expertise in defense infrastructure modernization and industrial facility systems.