Lakeisha McBride

Lakeisha McBride serves as a key procurement professional within NAVFACSYSCOM Southeast, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to deliver resilient, mission-critical infrastructure across the Southeastern U.S. and overseas operational areas. She manages acquisitions centered on landscape architectural services, ensuring that naval installations meet environmental, aesthetic, and functional standards critical to base operations and troop readiness. Her work directly supports facility sustainment and environmental stewardship through design, planning, and implementation of site development projects, including grading, drainage, irrigation, and native vegetation integration. McBride’s acquisitions are strategically aligned with NAVFAC’s emphasis on sustainable infrastructure and long-term operational efficiency. She maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of experienced contractors, including BL Harbert International LLC, Walsh Federal LLC, Sauer Construction, LLC, McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, and Kira Aviation Services LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in federal construction support, site development, and landscape design for military environments. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, with a focus on contractors who demonstrate technical proficiency in navigating DoD environmental regulations and installation-specific constraints. McBride’s procurement portfolio is evenly split between open competition and Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a strong commitment to expanding small business participation without compromising project complexity or quality. She consistently prioritizes small business vendors capable of delivering high-caliber landscape architectural services, aligning with NAVFAC’s broader socioeconomic goals while maintaining rigorous technical standards. Her primary focus is NAICS 541320—Landscape Architectural Services—where she procures comprehensive design, planning, and implementation services for military bases, including stormwater management systems, erosion control, hardscape elements, and ecological restoration. Her technical domain expertise lies in integrating functional landscape design with military operational requirements, ensuring installations remain mission-ready while meeting federal environmental compliance standards.