Lauren Loconto

Mrs. Lauren F. Loconto serves as a contracting professional within Navfacsyscom Mid-Atlantic, a field activity of the Department of the Navy responsible for delivering mission-critical infrastructure across Navy and Marine Corps installations in the Mid-Atlantic region. She manages a diverse portfolio of construction and facility support acquisitions, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations while advancing operational readiness through resilient, sustainment-focused projects. Her work centers on the planning, design, and construction of commercial and institutional facilities, with a strong emphasis on modernizing aging infrastructure and maintaining combat-ready bases. She routinely oversees full and open competitions as well as set-aside acquisitions under FAR Part 19. Mrs. Loconto maintains consistent partnerships with a core group of experienced 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 relationships reflect a preference for established firms with proven capabilities in complex military construction, site development, and MEP systems integration. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, risk mitigation, and contractor accountability, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in technical competence and regulatory compliance. A defining feature of Mrs. Loconto’s procurement strategy is her strong commitment to small business participation, with 85.5% of her acquisitions designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. She also regularly utilizes Women-Owned Small Business and HUBZone set-asides, reflecting a deliberate effort to broaden economic opportunity within the defense construction sector. Her contracting patterns demonstrate a structured, data-informed approach to socioeconomic goals, ensuring robust competition while meeting statutory obligations for small business contracting. Her primary technical focus lies in NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), complemented by significant activity in plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning (238220) and site preparation (238910). She procures integrated facility solutions including structural upgrades, utility system modernization, and site infrastructure enhancements, requiring deep expertise in military construction standards, environmental compliance, and lifecycle sustainability practices.