Anthony C. Zachareas

Anthony C. Zachareas serves as a Contract Specialist for the Commanding General under the Department of the Navy, where he plays a pivotal role in securing mission-critical goods and services that sustain operational readiness across naval and marine forces. He manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on maintenance, logistics, and specialized technical support for combat systems, mobility assets, and expeditionary infrastructure. His work ensures the reliability of equipment in both garrison and deployed environments, aligning procurement activities with strategic readiness goals through compliant, timely, and technically sound contracting practices. Zachareas maintains consistent relationships with a core group of contractors including MANCON LLC, GEMINI TECH SERVICES LLC, CHEMBLE SOLUTIONS, LLC, MICROTECHNOLOGIES LLC, and SAELIG COMPANY, INC. These partnerships span niche manufacturers and technical service providers delivering specialized components, defense-grade electronics, environmental control systems, and mission-support hardware. His contracting approach emphasizes vendor reliability, technical compliance, and responsiveness to urgent operational needs, fostering long-term collaborations with firms capable of meeting stringent military specifications and rapid delivery timelines. A strong advocate for small business participation, Zachareas consistently prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, with over half of his acquisitions reserved for small businesses. His socioeconomic contracting patterns reflect a deliberate strategy to expand opportunities for small disadvantaged, veteran-owned, and service-disabled veteran-owned firms, ensuring broad-based industry engagement while maintaining quality and mission fidelity. His procurement focus centers on five key NAICS categories: Electronic Computer Manufacturing, Military Armored Vehicle and Tank Component Manufacturing, Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing, Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing, and All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing. These reflect his technical expertise in procuring ruggedized computing systems, tactical communications gear, thermal management solutions, and mission-specific hardware critical to naval and marine operations.