Melinda Havens

Melinda Havens serves as a key procurement lead within the 0413 AQ HQ RCO-HI, a U.S. Army installation support unit responsible for sustaining military readiness across the Pacific region. She manages a specialized portfolio of acquisitions focused on mission-enabling infrastructure, environmental compliance, and facility maintenance services critical to operational continuity. Her work ensures that Army installations maintain resilient energy systems, compliant waste management, and essential utilities through timely and compliant contracting actions. Havens primarily handles firm-fixed-price and cost-reimbursement contracts under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, with an emphasis on long-term service agreements that support sustained operational readiness. Havens maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including HAMASAKI CONSTRUCTION LLC, PHOENIX V LLC, SURECAN LLC, HONOLULU DISPOSAL SERVICE, INC., and PERRY MANAGEMENT CORP OF SOUTH DAKOTA, L.L.C. These partnerships reflect a preference for established regional vendors with proven expertise in military facility operations, hazardous waste handling, and infrastructure maintenance. Her contracting patterns indicate a reliance on repeat performers with demonstrated performance history, fostering stable, performance-based vendor relationships that reduce risk and enhance mission reliability. Havens’ procurement portfolio reflects a strict preference for open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside conditions. This approach prioritizes technical capability and operational readiness over socioeconomic classifications, indicating a focus on mission-critical outcomes rather than socioeconomic targeting. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in her acquisitions, contractors with small business status are eligible and compete on equal footing based on technical merit and past performance. Her primary procurement activity centers on NAICS 314999 — All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills — which, in this context, refers to specialized textile-based solutions such as military-grade tarps, camouflage netting, protective covers, and other non-apparel textile systems used in field installations and environmental containment. This niche specialization underscores her technical expertise in procuring mission-critical, non-standard textile products essential to Army installation sustainability and operational concealment.