Thao Nguyen

Thao Nguyen serves as a key procurement professional within Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Washington, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain, modernize, and expand critical naval infrastructure across the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Responsible for managing full-cycle contracting actions, Nguyen specializes in commercial and institutional building construction projects that enhance operational readiness through resilient, energy-efficient facilities. Their work directly enables the agency’s strategic priorities in facility resilience, environmental compliance, and mission-critical infrastructure delivery, ensuring timely and compliant execution of construction contracts under the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Nguyen maintains strong, ongoing relationships with a core group of prime contractors including Clark Construction Group LLC, Summer Consultants, Inc., and BKM Prime AE SB JV, LLC, all of whom provide integrated design-build, engineering, and construction services. These partnerships are characterized by consistent recompetition and performance-based contract awards, reflecting a preference for proven, high-performing vendors with demonstrated expertise in federal construction delivery. The working relationships emphasize technical proficiency, schedule adherence, and compliance with NAVFAC’s stringent quality and safety standards. Nguyen’s procurement portfolio reflects a 100% non-set-aside contracting approach, with no use of 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic set-asides. This indicates a focus on full and open competition, prioritizing technical capability and past performance over socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through set-asides, small firms may still compete as subcontractors or through joint ventures within the open market. The agency’s procurement activity is exclusively focused on NAICS 236220 — Commercial and Institutional Building Construction — encompassing new construction, renovation, and modernization of naval facilities including administrative buildings, barracks, training centers, and support structures. Nguyen’s expertise lies in managing complex, multi-disciplinary construction contracts requiring coordination among architects, engineers, environmental consultants, and specialty trades to deliver mission-ready infrastructure under stringent federal standards.