Lea Giancola

Lea Giancola 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 a diverse portfolio of construction and facility support contracts, overseeing the acquisition of commercial and institutional building construction, site development, heavy civil engineering, and waste management services. Her work directly enables naval readiness by ensuring timely delivery of facilities that support operational training, housing, and logistics. Giancola specializes in full-cycle contract administration, from requirements validation through award and performance oversight, with a focus on complex, multi-year capital improvement projects. She maintains consistent working relationships with leading federal construction 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 experienced, large-capacity prime contractors capable of executing large-scale, high-complexity projects under stringent military standards. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous compliance with federal construction codes, and integrated project delivery methods to ensure schedule adherence and quality assurance. Giancola’s procurement portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on leveraging the broadest possible pool of qualified contractors to meet urgent infrastructure demands, prioritizing technical capability and past performance over socioeconomic set-asides. While small business participation is not formally targeted in her awards, she ensures compliance with all subcontracting reporting requirements and encourages prime contractors to meet their small business utilization obligations. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), complemented by significant activity in 237990 (Heavy and Civil Engineering), 238910 (Site Preparation), and 562998 (Miscellaneous Waste Management). She specializes in acquiring turnkey construction, earthwork, grading, utility extensions, and environmental remediation services, demonstrating deep expertise in military facility lifecycle management and infrastructure resilience standards.