Melissa Saenz

Melissa Saenz serves as a key procurement professional within Navfacsyscom Southwest, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain and modernize critical military infrastructure across the Southwest region. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on facility maintenance, environmental services, and utility infrastructure projects, ensuring alignment with operational readiness and environmental compliance standards. Her work directly enables the lifecycle management of naval installations through contract vehicles that prioritize resilience, energy efficiency, and regulatory adherence. Saenz routinely handles complex, multi-year task orders under IDIQ and GWAC frameworks, often involving technical specifications for hazardous material remediation, energy system upgrades, and facility support services. She maintains strong, ongoing relationships with a core group of qualified contractors 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 firms with proven expertise in industrial maintenance, environmental remediation, and infrastructure construction. Saenz fosters collaborative contracting environments that emphasize performance-based outcomes, compliance with federal environmental regulations, and adherence to rigorous safety protocols. Her procurement strategy is heavily weighted toward socioeconomic inclusion, with 8(a) competed set-asides accounting for 62.5% of her awards, underscoring a robust commitment to small disadvantaged business participation. She consistently leverages the 8(a) program to cultivate capable small business vendors in technical service sectors, while also utilizing total small business set-asides and occasional no-set-aside acquisitions for mission-critical needs requiring broader competition. Her primary NAICS focus areas include 811310 for commercial and industrial machinery repair, 562111 for solid waste collection, 237130 for power and communication line construction, and 561210 for facilities support services. This specialization reflects deep expertise in maintaining aging naval infrastructure, managing hazardous waste streams, and ensuring uninterrupted utility operations—core functions critical to base resilience and mission continuity.