Antonio Galace

Antonio I. Galace serves as a Contract Specialist at the Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (N55236), part of the Department of the Navy, where he plays a pivotal role in executing procurement strategies that sustain naval vessel readiness. He manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions for critical industrial and marine support services, including ship repair, industrial equipment leasing, and specialized maintenance infrastructure. His work directly supports the agency’s mission to maintain fleet operational availability through timely, compliant, and technically sound contracting actions. Galace routinely handles complex solicitations under FAR Part 12 and Part 13, with a focus on performance-based contracts that ensure quality and mission-critical delivery timelines. Galace maintains consistent working relationships with key 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 experienced industrial service providers specializing in shipyard infrastructure, corrosion protection, marine equipment, and scaffolding systems essential to naval maintenance operations. His contracting approach emphasizes vendor reliability, technical compliance, and long-term performance metrics, fostering collaborative relationships with contractors who demonstrate proven expertise in naval industrial environments. His procurement portfolio reflects a strong commitment to small business participation, with 45.7% of awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. While no other socioeconomic set-asides dominate, his consistent use of small business set-asides underscores a deliberate strategy to broaden vendor diversity and enhance competition within the ship repair and industrial support sectors. He actively prioritizes small businesses capable of delivering specialized marine and industrial services aligned with Navy readiness requirements. Galace’s primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing) and 532490 (Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing), reflecting deep expertise in marine industrial support. He procures specialized equipment such as industrial fans, air purification systems, and engineering services critical to shipyard operations, demonstrating technical fluency in naval engineering environments and the unique demands of maintaining a modern fleet.