Karoline W El-Amine

Karoline W. El-Amine serves as a Contract Specialist with NAVFACSYSCOM Washington (N40080), where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical facility acquisitions for the Department of the Navy. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts supporting infrastructure modernization, engineering services, and landscaping operations across naval installations in the Pacific Northwest. Her work directly advances the agency’s strategic priorities of enhancing operational readiness through resilient, energy-efficient facilities. El-Amine specializes in negotiated acquisitions under FAR Part 15, with a focus on service-based contracts requiring technical evaluation and performance-based outcomes. She maintains strong, recurring partnerships with key contractors including Clark Construction Group LLC, Summer Consultants, Inc., and BKM Prime AE SB JV, LLC, reflecting a preference for established firms with proven expertise in naval facility support. Her contracting patterns indicate a reliance on repeat performers with demonstrated capability in complex, integrated services, fostering long-term vendor relationships built on compliance, quality, and mission alignment. These partnerships are strategically cultivated to ensure continuity in high-priority infrastructure projects. El-Amine demonstrates a robust commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with 8(a) competed set-asides accounting for half of her awards and equal emphasis on Total Small Business Set-Asides and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-asides. Her procurement strategy actively prioritizes small business participation, consistently leveraging FAR 19.5 and 19.14 authorities to expand opportunities for disadvantaged and veteran-owned firms while maintaining rigorous performance standards. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 561730 (Landscaping Services), which dominates her portfolio, alongside significant activity in NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services). She procures site development, grounds maintenance, environmental landscaping, and civil engineering support services essential to naval base sustainability. Her technical expertise centers on performance-based service contracts that integrate environmental compliance, stormwater management, and facility resilience standards.