Mikayla Shanholtzer

Mikayla Shanholtzer serves as the primary contracting professional for the W076 Endist Middle Eas(provis) agency under the Department of the Army, overseeing the acquisition of critical infrastructure and operational support services essential to U.S. military readiness in the Middle East. She manages a diverse portfolio of construction, facilities support, and logistics-related contracts, ensuring timely delivery of high-priority assets such as combat support complexes, airfield runways, power distribution networks, and port facilities. Her role is central to executing the agency’s mission of sustaining expeditionary operations through resilient, mission-critical infrastructure development and maintenance. Shanholtzer maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including CDM Constructors Inc., Arkell International, L.L.C., and Exyte U.S., Inc.—all of which are frequently awarded for complex, large-scale engineering and construction services. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for established prime contractors with proven capabilities in military-grade infrastructure, often leveraging firm-fixed-price and cost-reimbursement contract types to manage technical risk and performance accountability. She collaborates closely with these vendors to ensure compliance with military specifications and expeditionary operational timelines. Her set-aside preferences are predominantly non-set-aside, with 87.5% of awards issued under full and open competition, while 12.5% are allocated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a strategic balance between leveraging specialized large-capacity contractors and creating targeted opportunities for qualified small businesses, without prioritizing specific socioeconomic categories such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS 561210 (Facilities Support Services), which accounts for nearly half of her portfolio, alongside specialized industrial equipment and leasing categories. She regularly acquires heavy-duty infrastructure components, including overhead cranes, industrial machinery, and mission-critical electronic components, demonstrating deep expertise in military construction logistics and facility sustainment domains.