Tracy Gates

Tracy Gates serves as a key procurement professional within Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic, supporting the agency’s mission to deliver and sustain mission-critical infrastructure for Navy and Marine Corps installations across the Mid-Atlantic region. Responsible for managing complex construction and environmental services acquisitions, Gates ensures compliance with federal contracting regulations while advancing operational readiness through resilient facility development and waste management solutions. Their portfolio primarily encompasses commercial and institutional building construction and miscellaneous waste management services, with a strong emphasis on lifecycle sustainability and regulatory adherence under the National Environmental Policy Act and Defense Environmental Restoration Program. Gates maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of established contractors including Ryan Construction Co. Inc., Weeks-Cashman JV, Appledore Marine – CH2M JV, W.M. Jordan Company, Inc., and McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced, regionally based firms capable of executing large-scale, multi-disciplinary projects under tight operational timelines. The contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, design-build delivery methods, and integrated project delivery models to enhance efficiency and accountability. A pronounced commitment to small business participation characterizes Gates’ procurement strategy, with 80% of acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate focus on empowering small disadvantaged businesses, HUBZone firms, and other socioeconomically disadvantaged vendors, aligning with Department of Defense mandates to broaden contractor diversity and strengthen local economic resilience. The primary technical domains under Gates’ oversight are NAICS 562998 for all other miscellaneous waste management services and NAICS 236220 for commercial and institutional building construction. This dual focus underscores expertise in hazardous and non-hazardous waste remediation, site decontamination, and the construction of mission-support facilities, including barracks, administrative buildings, and utility infrastructure critical to naval base readiness.