Valerie L Pennystone

Valerie L. Pennystone serves as a Contract Specialist for Navfacsyscom Mid-Atlantic, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical procurement actions to support Navy and Marine Corps infrastructure readiness across the Mid-Atlantic region. She manages the full lifecycle of construction, maintenance, and environmental services contracts, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and aligning acquisitions with the agency’s mandate to modernize aging facilities and sustain combat-ready bases. Her portfolio primarily encompasses facility support services, waste management, and industrial equipment maintenance, requiring deep familiarity with technical specifications, performance-based contracting, and sustainable infrastructure standards. Pennystone maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of experienced contractors including RYAN CONSTRUCTION CO INC, WEEKS-CASHMAN JV, APPLEDORE MARINE - CH2M JV, W. M. JORDAN COMPANY, INCORPORATED, and MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in naval installation work, heavy civil construction, and specialized environmental remediation. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, technical competence, and past performance, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in regulatory compliance and mission alignment. Her procurement strategy reflects a balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals, with approximately half of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, while the remainder remain open to all competitors. This pattern demonstrates a deliberate effort to maximize small business participation without compromising mission requirements, consistently engaging qualified small firms across multiple socioeconomic categories. Pennystone’s primary NAICS focus areas—561790, 562219, 562991, and 811310—reveal deep specialization in building services, nonhazardous waste treatment, septic system maintenance, and commercial/industrial machinery repair. She routinely procures integrated facility services that support base sustainability, including wastewater management, utility system upkeep, and facility maintenance contracts requiring technical precision and regulatory adherence in sensitive military environments.