Stephanie K Higgins

Stephanie K. Higgins serves as a Contract Specialist for NAVFACSYSCOM Northwest, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisition strategies to support naval infrastructure across the Pacific Northwest. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle management of construction and engineering contracts, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations while aligning with the Navy’s priorities in shipyard modernization, environmental remediation, and energy resilience. She specializes in complex, multi-disciplinary procurements involving facility construction, civil engineering, and specialized trade services, often coordinating with technical stakeholders to define performance-based requirements and risk-mitigated contract structures. Higgins maintains established working relationships with key contractors including CONTRACK WATTS INC, ABSHER CONSTRUCTION CO, and ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT SERVICES, LLC, who consistently deliver high-quality construction, environmental, and engineering services under competitive and performance-based contracts. Her procurement approach emphasizes contractor reliability, technical competency, and past performance, fostering long-term partnerships with firms capable of meeting the Navy’s stringent standards for safety, sustainability, and mission readiness. Her contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 83.3% of awards issued without set-asides, while maintaining a deliberate 16.7% focus on 8(a) competed contracts. This balance demonstrates a commitment to broad market access while strategically leveraging small business capabilities where they offer distinct advantages in niche technical domains or geographic service areas. Higgins’ portfolio is concentrated in NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), 236210 (Industrial Building Construction), and 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), with significant activity in engineering services (541330) and specialty trade contracting (238990). Her expertise lies in procuring turnkey construction, structural upgrades, utilities modernization, and environmental compliance services critical to sustaining naval operational readiness.