Julie Ayala

Julie Ayala serves as a key procurement lead within the W075 Endist Los Angeles office under the Department of the Army, overseeing the acquisition of critical infrastructure and facility support services essential to military readiness. She manages a diverse portfolio of construction and engineering contracts, primarily focused on commercial and institutional building construction, heavy civil engineering, and facility systems integration. Her role ensures that Army installations maintain operational resilience through timely, compliant, and mission-aligned procurement actions, aligning acquisitions with DoD strategic priorities for infrastructure sustainment and modernization. Ayala maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of experienced contractors including FINCANTIERI MARINE REPAIR LLC, KORTE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, BFBC LLC, MANSON CONSTRUCTION CO, and WU & ASSOCIATES INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in complex construction environments, facility upgrades, and heavy civil works. Her contracting patterns indicate a reliance on established industry performers capable of delivering high-stakes projects under stringent military standards, often involving multi-disciplinary scopes requiring coordination across structural, mechanical, and civil systems. Her procurement strategy prioritizes small business participation, with service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) set-asides accounting for over 30% of awards and total small business set-asides representing more than 12%. HUBZone and 8(a) competed set-asides are also actively utilized, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals. While nearly half of her acquisitions remain open to all competitors, her consistent use of targeted set-asides underscores a balanced approach to competition and mission-critical capability development. Ayala’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction) and 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), reflecting expertise in infrastructure resilience projects. She routinely procures services related to site development, building systems integration, and facility maintenance, with secondary emphasis on plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning systems (238220) and landscaping (561730). Her technical domain expertise centers on mission-critical facility sustainment within Army garrison environments.