Kelli Fairbanks

Kelli Fairbanks serves as a Realty Specialist within the W2SD Endist Norfolk office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, where she plays a pivotal role in managing real property acquisition, leasing, and land use agreements to support military infrastructure readiness. Her responsibilities include executing full lifecycle real estate transactions—from needs assessment and site selection to lease negotiation and contract administration—ensuring alignment with Army facility standards and operational requirements. She primarily handles non-construction real property acquisitions, focusing on long-term leases and property management agreements that enable mission-critical operations across the Eastern United States. Fairbanks maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of experienced real estate and facility services contractors, including CLARK CONSTRUCTION GROUP LLC, SAWYER SERVICES INC, VANAR EASTERN JV1, LLC, and RITZ CONSTRUCTION INC. These partnerships are primarily centered on lease administration, property management, and facility support services, reflecting a preference for established vendors with proven expertise in military-grade real estate compliance and operational continuity. Her procurement approach emphasizes reliability, regulatory adherence, and seamless integration with Army installation standards. Her contracting activity is exclusively non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition, indicating a focus on technical capability and market readiness over socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is not formally prioritized through set-asides, she engages vendors of all sizes based on their capacity to deliver complex realty solutions under strict federal real property guidelines. Fairbanks’ primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 531190 (Lessors of Other Real Estate Property), reflecting her specialization in leasing military housing, administrative facilities, and support infrastructure. She also manages limited food service contracts under NAICS 722310, ensuring dining and morale, welfare, and recreation services are sustainably integrated into base operations. Her expertise centers on real property law, federal leasing authority, and facility sustainment planning within the Army’s installation modernization framework.