Melissa Saenz

Melissa Saenz serves as a key procurement professional within Navfacsyscom Southwest, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to deliver resilient infrastructure and facility services across the Southwest region. She manages a portfolio of acquisitions focused on facilities support services and janitorial operations, ensuring naval installations maintain operational readiness through compliant, sustainable, and mission-critical maintenance solutions. Her work directly enables the agency’s priorities in modernizing aging infrastructure, enhancing utility systems, and meeting environmental compliance standards. Saenz handles contract actions under FAR Part 19, with a strong emphasis on small business set-asides and socioeconomic contracting programs. She maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors specializing in facility maintenance, environmental remediation, and site development, including MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, RSI AMENTUM ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS, L1 ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED, KIEWIT INFRASTRUCTURE WEST CO., and Boh Environmental, L.L.C. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in military facility sustainment, hazardous material handling, and construction support services. Her contracting approach prioritizes performance-based outcomes and long-term vendor reliability over transactional engagements. Saenz demonstrates a pronounced commitment to small business participation, with 8(a) competed set-asides accounting for two-thirds of her award activity and total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5 comprising the remainder. This pattern underscores a strategic alignment with Department of Defense and Navy mandates to increase socioeconomic contracting opportunities. Her procurement decisions consistently prioritize certified 8(a) firms, reinforcing equitable access for disadvantaged businesses within the defense infrastructure sector. Her primary NAICS focus is on 561210 (Facilities Support Services), encompassing groundskeeping, custodial operations, and facility management, with a secondary emphasis on 561720 (Janitorial Services). She procures integrated service packages that include waste management, pest control, HVAC maintenance, and environmental compliance support, reflecting deep technical expertise in facility lifecycle sustainment within military environments.