Almar Marcaida

Almar Marcaida serves as an Operational Support Contract Specialist within the Commanding General’s office under the Department of the Navy, where he plays a pivotal role in securing mission-critical maintenance, logistics, and technical support services essential to naval and marine force readiness. His acquisitions focus on sustaining combat systems, mobility assets, and expeditionary infrastructure, ensuring operational continuity across both garrison and deployed environments. Marcaida manages a diverse portfolio of service-based contracts, including specialized repair, equipment calibration, and mission-enabling technical support, aligning procurement actions with the agency’s strategic priorities of equipment reliability and rapid response capability. He maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including MANCON LLC, GEMINI TECH SERVICES LLC, CHEMBLE SOLUTIONS, LLC, MICROTECHNOLOGIES LLC, and SAELIG COMPANY, INC., all of which provide niche technical and logistical support services. These partnerships are characterized by repeat engagements and performance-based contract structures, reflecting a preference for vendors with proven expertise in military-grade equipment maintenance and rapid turnaround support. Marcaida’s approach emphasizes vendor reliability, technical proficiency, and responsiveness to dynamic operational demands. Marcaida demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with approximately 70.6% of his acquisitions set aside for total small businesses under FAR 19.5. His contracting patterns consistently prioritize small business eligibility, fostering opportunities for firms capable of delivering specialized, non-commodity services. While no other socioeconomic set-asides are dominant, his portfolio reflects a deliberate strategy to expand the supplier base among qualified small businesses capable of meeting stringent military support requirements. His primary NAICS focus includes 339992 (Musical Instrument Manufacturing), 333249 (Other Metalworking Machinery), and 333316 (Industrial Machinery), indicating procurement of specialized test, calibration, and maintenance equipment. He also frequently acquires services under 811490 (Other Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance), reflecting a broad technical scope that includes precision repair, component refurbishment, and field support for complex mechanical and electronic systems used in naval operations.