Melissa Lynn Willis

Melissa Willis serves as a key procurement lead within NAVFACSYSCOM Mid-Atlantic, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to deliver resilient, mission-critical infrastructure across Navy and Marine Corps installations in the Mid-Atlantic region. She manages a diverse portfolio of construction and support services contracts, focusing on facility modernization, utilities sustainment, and environmental compliance. Her work directly enables operational readiness by ensuring that bases maintain functional, code-compliant, and environmentally sustainable infrastructure. Willis routinely handles complex acquisitions under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, with a strong emphasis on design-build, construction management, and performance-based service contracts. She maintains long-standing partnerships with leading construction and marine infrastructure contractors, including Ryan Construction Co. Inc., Weeks-Cashman JV, Appledore Marine - CH2M JV, W.M. Jordan Company, and McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC. These relationships reflect a preference for experienced, vertically integrated firms capable of executing large-scale, multi-disciplinary projects involving site development, marine works, and utility upgrades. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance accountability, risk mitigation, and contractor capacity to meet stringent DoD standards for quality and timeliness. Willis demonstrates an overwhelming commitment to small business participation, with 91.5% of her acquisitions set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster economic opportunity and leverage the agility of small firms in delivering specialized services. While no specific socioeconomically designated set-asides (e.g., 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB) are highlighted, the high volume of small business set-asides signals a robust and consistent focus on expanding vendor diversity across the contracting lifecycle. Her primary procurement focus lies in Support Activities for Forestry (NAICS 115310), which accounts for over 81% of her portfolio, indicating a strong emphasis on land management, erosion control, and ecological restoration tied to military installations. She also routinely procures electrical, roofing, and building equipment contracting services (NAICS 238210, 238160, 238290), reflecting a broad technical expertise in facility sustainment and environmental stewardship within the defense infrastructure domain.