Vicki A. Blankenship

Vicki A. Blankenship serves as a Contract Specialist within Navfacsyscom Southeast, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical construction acquisitions that support naval readiness across the Southeastern U.S. and overseas operational areas. She manages the full lifecycle of procurement activities for commercial and institutional building projects, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning contracts with strategic infrastructure priorities. Her work directly enables the delivery of resilient, high-performance facilities essential to Navy and Marine Corps operations, from design-phase planning through construction and closeout. Blankenship maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of experienced contractors, including BL Harbert International LLC, Walsh Federal LLC, Sauer Construction, LLC, McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, and Kira Aviation Services LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in complex facility construction, site development, and base operations support. Her procurement approach emphasizes collaboration with vendors who demonstrate technical proficiency, safety compliance, and reliable performance on mission-essential projects, fostering long-term vendor engagement grounded in accountability and quality outcomes. A strong advocate for small business participation, Blankenship consistently prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, with approximately two-thirds of her acquisitions reserved for small businesses. This pattern underscores her commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals, ensuring equitable access to federal opportunities for small, disadvantaged, and locally rooted firms. While no other specific set-aside categories dominate her portfolio, her consistent use of small business set-asides reflects a deliberate strategy to broaden contractor diversity and strengthen regional economic resilience. Her procurement focus is exclusively centered on NAICS 236220—Commercial and Institutional Building Construction—reflecting deep expertise in the planning, design, and execution of facilities such as administrative buildings, barracks, training centers, and support infrastructure. She specializes in procuring turnkey construction services, including site preparation, utilities integration, and compliance with military construction standards, ensuring that all projects meet rigorous DoN performance and sustainability benchmarks.