Marius A. Fara

Marius A. Fara serves as Chief of the Host Nation Division within the Department of the Army’s 0409 Aq Hq Contract, overseeing the acquisition and management of critical infrastructure support services for U.S. military installations overseas, particularly in Europe. In this leadership role, he directs the planning, solicitation, and execution of contracts essential to sustaining operational readiness, ensuring the functionality of airfields, utilities, and facility systems that underpin garrison resilience. His portfolio centers on mission-critical public works and utility infrastructure, with a focus on long-term service delivery models that align with theater-specific operational demands and host nation agreements. Mr. Fara maintains consistent contracting relationships with PAE Applied Technologies LLC and BSH HUISHUDAPPARATEN B.V., leveraging their expertise in facility maintenance, utility system operations, and specialized equipment servicing. These partnerships reflect a preference for established, technically capable vendors with proven international logistics capabilities and infrastructure support experience in austere and allied environments. His procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, life-cycle cost analysis, and contractor accountability for sustained system reliability. His acquisition strategy reflects a 100% non-set-aside orientation, prioritizing technical capability and mission necessity over socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is not formally incentivized, his office ensures competitive fairness through open solicitation and rigorous evaluation criteria based on technical merit and past performance. Mr. Fara’s procurement focus is concentrated in four core NAICS categories: Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310), Solid Waste Combustors and Incinerators (562213), Natural Gas Distribution (221210), and Electric Power Distribution (221122). These reflect a strategic emphasis on energy resilience, environmental compliance, and utility infrastructure modernization—domains requiring specialized engineering knowledge and compliance with DoD environmental and safety standards. His expertise lies in integrating complex utility systems into forward-deployed military environments while maintaining operational continuity and host nation regulatory alignment.