Alicen T. Volkening

Alicen T. Volkening serves as a Contract Specialist at the Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (N55236), part of the Department of the Navy, where she plays a pivotal role in executing procurement strategies that sustain naval vessel readiness. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions for shipbuilding and repair services, ensuring compliance with federal contracting regulations and aligning procurements with the Center’s mission to maintain fleet operational availability. Her portfolio is exclusively focused on industrial support contracts requiring specialized engineering, maintenance, and infrastructure capabilities essential to naval shipyard operations. Volkening maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of qualified contractors, including W. V. Construction Company, Turn Key Scaffolding LLC, Premier Scaffolding, Inc., Fairbanks Morse, LLC, and The Sherwin-Williams Company. These partnerships reflect a pattern of engagement with vendors possessing deep expertise in marine construction, industrial coating systems, and propulsion system maintenance. She fosters collaborative, performance-driven relationships grounded in technical compliance and timely delivery of mission-critical services. Alicen demonstrates an unwavering commitment to small business participation, with 100% of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to maximize economic opportunity for small businesses capable of delivering specialized ship repair and industrial support services. Her contracting patterns prioritize socioeconomic programs that empower small, locally-based firms with the technical capacity to meet stringent naval standards. Her procurement focus is singularly concentrated on NAICS 336611—Ship Building and Repairing—encompassing dry dock services, structural steel fabrication, marine coating applications, and propulsion system overhauls. She possesses specialized expertise in procuring complex, mission-sensitive industrial services that require adherence to Navy technical specifications, safety protocols, and environmental compliance standards, ensuring fleet assets remain mission-ready through precision contracting.