Yolanda IKNER

Yolanda M. Ikner serves as a Contract Specialist for W2SN Endist Alaska under the Department of the Army, where she manages the acquisition of critical civil engineering and infrastructure support services essential to sustaining military installations in Alaska’s extreme and remote environments. Her role encompasses the full lifecycle of procurement—from market research and solicitation development to contract award and administration—ensuring compliance with federal regulations and alignment with the agency’s mission of resilient base infrastructure and environmental compliance. She primarily handles complex construction, engineering, and environmental remediation contracts requiring technical expertise in austere climate operations. Ikner maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors specializing in heavy civil engineering and environmental services, including ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE CONSULTANTS, INC., R & M CONSULTANTS, INC., MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, and WSP USA SOLUTIONS INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven experience in military facility sustainment, hazardous material remediation, and infrastructure construction under challenging Arctic conditions. Her contracting patterns emphasize long-term vendor reliability and technical capability over transactional engagements. Her procurement strategy prioritizes small business participation, with approximately 30% of awards designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5 and an additional 14.5% awarded through 8(a) competed programs. While the majority of contracts are unrestricted, she actively leverages socioeconomic programs including Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and HUBZone set-asides, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to expanding opportunities for disadvantaged and geographically targeted firms. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction) and 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), reflecting her expertise in constructing and rehabilitating military facilities, roads, runways, and utilities. She also regularly procures services under NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services) and 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors), underscoring her technical command over integrated facility systems and infrastructure modernization in high-latency, low-support environments.