Shirley O Shumer

Shirley O. Shumer serves as a Program Management Assistant at NAVFACSYSCOM Southeast (N69450), supporting the planning, execution, and oversight of mission-critical infrastructure acquisitions for the Department of the Navy. In this role, she facilitates the end-to-end procurement lifecycle for commercial and institutional construction projects, ensuring alignment with federal contracting regulations and naval readiness objectives. Her responsibilities include coordinating contract administration, managing contractor performance, and liaising with engineering and facilities teams to translate operational requirements into enforceable solicitation terms. She primarily handles firm-fixed-price and cost-reimbursable contracts under the Federal Acquisition Regulation for facilities construction and base operations support across the Southeastern U.S. and overseas naval installations. Shimer 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 general contractors and specialty trade firms capable of delivering complex construction and site development projects under tight operational timelines. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous compliance, and long-term vendor reliability, fostering collaborative relationships built on accountability and technical proficiency. Her contracting activity reflects minimal use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 95.6% of awards issued as unrestricted procurements under FAR Part 19. While small business participation is limited, the 4.4% allocated to Total Small Business Set-Asides indicates a measured, compliance-driven approach rather than an active socioeconomic targeting strategy. She operates within a framework prioritizing mission necessity and contractor capacity over socioeconomic preferences. Shimer’s procurement focus is heavily concentrated in NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), accounting for over 80% of her portfolio, with additional activity in industrial construction (236210) and specialty trade contracting (238990). She specializes in procuring turnkey facility construction, utility upgrades, and maintenance services essential to naval base operations, demonstrating deep technical familiarity with building codes, project delivery methods, and construction management best practices.