Kristin Zambarano

Kristin Zambarano serves as a key procurement professional within Navfacsyscom Mid-Atlantic, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to deliver resilient, mission-critical infrastructure across Navy and Marine Corps installations in the Mid-Atlantic region. She manages a diverse portfolio of construction and facilities support acquisitions, ensuring compliance with federal contracting regulations while advancing operational readiness through timely delivery of high-performance facilities. Her work spans the full lifecycle of procurement—from requirements definition and market research to contract award and administration—with a focus on complex, multi-disciplinary projects requiring coordination between engineering, environmental, and construction teams. Zambarano maintains strong, recurring relationships with established contractors including RYAN CONSTRUCTION CO INC, WEEKS-CASHMAN JV, APPLEDORE MARINE - CH2M JV, W. M. JORDAN COMPANY, INCORPORATED, and MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced, full-service firms capable of executing large-scale commercial and institutional construction, electrical systems installation, and integrated facilities support services. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, risk mitigation, and contractor accountability in high-stakes environments. Her procurement strategy demonstrates a pronounced commitment to small business participation, with nearly 43% of awards directed toward Women-Owned Small Businesses and an additional 14.3% allocated to 8(a) competed set-asides. She consistently leverages FAR 19.5 small business set-asides, reflecting a strategic alignment with Department of Defense socioeconomic goals and a deliberate effort to broaden contractor diversity within the defense construction sector. Zambarano’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), accounting for half of her portfolio, followed by NAICS 561210 (Facilities Support Services) and NAICS 238210 (Electrical Contractors). She specializes in procuring turnkey construction, maintenance, renovation, and utility modernization services essential to sustaining combat-ready naval installations, with deep technical familiarity in building systems integration, energy resilience, and infrastructure lifecycle management.