Philippa D Butts

Philippa D. Butts serves as a Contract Specialist within NAVFACSYSCOM Atlantic, where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex facility infrastructure acquisitions aligned with the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain and modernize naval bases, shipyards, and expeditionary installations. She manages the full lifecycle of professional services contracts under FAR Part 16, primarily focused on engineering design, construction support, and facility modernization initiatives. Her work directly enables critical infrastructure resilience, including power, water, and munitions handling systems, ensuring naval operations remain mission-ready across the Atlantic region and overseas. Butts maintains established working relationships with a core group of qualified contractors, including MEB General Contractors Inc., AMD International Technologies LLC, Stantec-AECOM SIOP JV, M&N-BMCD LANT SIOP JV, and Cape-Aptim JV1, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced, multi-disciplinary firms capable of delivering integrated design-build and professional engineering services under performance-based contract structures. Her contracting approach emphasizes collaboration with contractors who demonstrate technical proficiency in naval facility standards and compliance with DoD environmental and safety regulations. Her procurement strategy reflects a balanced commitment to socioeconomic programs, with approximately one-third of awards structured as 8(a) competed contracts and nearly one-sixth as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. While half of her acquisitions remain open to all competitors, her consistent use of 8(a) authorities underscores a deliberate effort to foster small business growth within the defense engineering sector. Butts specializes exclusively in NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), procuring a full spectrum of technical support including civil, structural, electrical, and environmental engineering for military construction and base modernization projects. Her expertise lies in managing complex, multi-year contracts for design, analysis, and technical advisory services essential to sustaining naval infrastructure integrity and operational readiness.