Andrew Bowman

Andrew Bowman serves as a key procurement professional at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard IMF, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain the readiness of the U.S. Navy’s fleet through industrial maintenance and ship repair operations. He manages a focused portfolio of acquisitions centered on shipbuilding and repair services, ensuring compliance with federal contracting regulations and operational requirements for naval vessel lifecycle management. His work directly enables critical overhauls, system modernizations, and precision industrial support essential to fleet availability and mission readiness, coordinating closely with technical and logistics teams to align contract deliverables with naval engineering standards. Bowman maintains enduring relationships with a select group of specialized contractors, including LAKE UNION DRYDOCK CO, SUNBELT RENTALS, INC, FLUKE ELECTRONICS CORP, PAULEY RODINE INC, and MOTIVE POWER MARINE, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in naval shipyard environments, offering services such as drydock operations, industrial equipment rental, precision calibration, marine propulsion maintenance, and complex system repair. His contracting approach emphasizes reliability, technical proficiency, and on-site responsiveness, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in quality assurance and regulatory compliance. He consistently applies a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside strategy under FAR 19.5, demonstrating an unwavering commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals. All acquisitions are structured to maximize participation by small businesses, ensuring equitable access to high-value industrial work within the naval shipyard ecosystem. This pattern underscores a deliberate alignment with Department of Defense mandates to strengthen the small business industrial base and promote workforce development in maritime technical trades. Bowman’s procurement focus is exclusively aligned with NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), encompassing the full spectrum of vessel maintenance, structural refurbishment, electrical and mechanical system overhauls, and industrial support services. His technical domain expertise lies in naval shipyard operations, with deep familiarity in marine engineering standards, naval vessel systems integration, and defense industrial base requirements.