Sherlena Washington

Sherlena Washington serves as a primary procurement lead for Navfacsyscom Southeast, overseeing the acquisition of mission-critical infrastructure and facility support services essential to naval readiness across the Southeastern U.S. and overseas operational areas. She manages a diverse portfolio of construction, utilities, and base operations contracts, ensuring compliance with Department of the Navy standards and federal acquisition regulations. Her role is central to executing strategic capital improvement initiatives, from commercial and institutional building construction to utility system upgrades, directly supporting the agency’s mission to deliver resilient, high-performance facilities. She engages across the full acquisition lifecycle, from needs assessment through contract closeout, with a focus on performance-based outcomes and lifecycle cost efficiency. Washington maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of established federal contractors, including BL Harbert International LLC, Walsh Federal LLC, Sauer Construction, LLC, McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, and Kira Aviation Services LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced, full-service firms capable of delivering complex construction, site development, and aviation support services under tight operational timelines. Her contracting approach emphasizes proven performance, technical capability, and reliability, often re-engaging contractors on follow-on efforts based on prior success and compliance with quality and safety benchmarks. Her procurement activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued as full and open competitions. This reflects a strategic emphasis on competition among qualified, large-capacity contractors rather than targeted small business set-asides, aligning with the scale and urgency of infrastructure projects under Navfacsyscom Southeast’s mandate. While small business participation is not formally prioritized, all procurements remain compliant with FAR requirements for fair and open competition. Washington’s primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 111940 (Hay Farming) and 531120 (Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings), indicating a unique alignment with land management and facility leasing activities critical to base operations. These categories suggest specialized needs in land use for training areas, temporary facility leasing, and infrastructure support services, demonstrating expertise in non-traditional facility acquisition domains within the military construction ecosystem.