Sylvia Lizama

Sylvia Lizama serves as a key procurement professional within Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Marianas, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain and modernize critical infrastructure across Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia. She manages a portfolio of construction and engineering contracts essential to operational readiness, focusing on commercial and institutional building construction as well as heavy civil engineering projects. Her work ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while advancing resilient infrastructure development and environmental stewardship across the Indo-Pacific region. Lizama maintains consistent working relationships with established contractors including SEL Engineering Services, Inc., Schneider Electric Buildings Critical Systems, Inc., CDM Constructors Inc., and AMD International Technologies LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in facility construction, energy systems integration, and civil infrastructure delivery. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and contractor reliability, fostering long-term vendor collaboration on complex, mission-critical projects. Her procurement patterns show a balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals, with approximately one-third of awards set aside for 8(a) competed contracts, demonstrating active support for small disadvantaged businesses. While the majority of acquisitions are open to full and open competition, she strategically leverages 8(a) authority to expand opportunities for qualified small businesses without compromising mission requirements or technical standards. Lizama’s primary focus lies in NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction) and NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), encompassing projects such as barracks, command facilities, utilities, roads, and drainage systems. She specializes in procuring integrated design-build and construction management services that align with NAVFAC’s sustainability and resilience objectives, ensuring infrastructure meets DoD standards for durability, energy efficiency, and environmental compliance in austere and remote operational environments.