Verena W. Hawkes

Verena W. Hawkes serves as a Contract Specialist with the Department of the Army’s 0413 Aq Hq Rco-hi, responsible for managing the full lifecycle of mission-enabling acquisitions across the Pacific region. Her work ensures the operational continuity of Army installations by securing critical support services tied to facility maintenance, environmental compliance, and infrastructure resilience. She specializes in procurement actions governed by FAR Part 19 and leverages competitive contracting methods to deliver high-priority, non-defense-related services that sustain installation readiness. Her portfolio primarily consists of service-based contracts requiring precise technical and regulatory alignment with federal sustainability and telecommunications standards. Verena maintains consistent, long-term relationships with a core group of contractors including HAMASAKI CONSTRUCTION LLC, PHOENIX V LLC, SURECAN LLC, HONOLULU DISPOSAL SERVICE, INC., and PERRY MANAGEMENT CORP OF SOUTH DAKOTA, L.L.C. These partnerships reflect a preference for regional vendors with proven capacity in installation support, waste management, and facility operations. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes and contractor accountability, fostering collaborative relationships grounded in compliance, timely deliverables, and mission alignment rather than transactional exchanges. Her procurement strategy reflects an equal split between open competition and Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a strong institutional commitment to socioeconomic inclusion. While no other set-aside categories dominate her portfolio, she consistently prioritizes small business participation, ensuring equitable access for qualified firms without reliance on 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB designations. This balanced approach reinforces transparency and broad-based vendor engagement aligned with Army sustainability goals. Her exclusive focus on NAICS 541930 (Translation and Interpretation Services) underscores a specialized domain expertise in linguistic and cultural support for military operations in the Pacific. She procures high-volume, mission-critical language services—including real-time interpretation, document translation, and regional dialect support—to facilitate command communications, community engagement, and interagency coordination across linguistically diverse environments. Her work ensures linguistic readiness remains a pillar of operational effectiveness.