Macie Higginbotham

Macie Higginbotham 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. Responsible for managing complex construction and engineering acquisitions, Higginbotham oversees the full lifecycle of contracts for commercial and institutional facilities, utilities, and base operations support. Their work directly enables naval readiness by ensuring timely delivery of high-quality infrastructure through compliant, transparent contracting practices aligned with FAR and DFARS requirements. Higginbotham maintains strong, recurring relationships with a core group of prime contractors including BL Harbert International, Walsh Federal LLC, Sauer Construction, McKenzie Construction & Site Development, and Kira Aviation Services. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced, high-performance vendors capable of executing large-scale civil works, facility modernization, and aviation support projects. The contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous oversight, and long-term vendor collaboration to ensure mission continuity and quality assurance across geographically dispersed sites. Set-aside preferences reveal a balanced commitment to socioeconomic programs, with 8(a) competed awards accounting for 20% of activity and total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5 also representing 20%. The majority of acquisitions are competed without set-asides, indicating a focus on full and open competition while still prioritizing small business inclusion where appropriate. This pattern demonstrates strategic alignment with DoD small business goals without compromising competitiveness or mission urgency. Higginbotham’s procurement portfolio is heavily concentrated in NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), followed by 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), 561790 (Building Services), and 561730 (Landscaping Services). This reflects deep expertise in infrastructure planning, site development, facility maintenance, and environmental services. Their technical domain spans structural systems, utility upgrades, and grounds management, ensuring that naval installations remain operationally ready and compliant with federal environmental and safety standards.