Ashley J. Perry

Ashley J. Perry serves as a Contract Specialist with the Military Sealift Fleet Support Command Norfolk (N40442), where she manages the acquisition of critical maintenance, repair, and modernization services for the U.S. Navy’s non-combatant government-owned vessels. Her role centers on ensuring operational readiness through the procurement of specialized engineering and industrial support services, including propulsion systems, marine HVAC, navigation instrumentation, and vessel repair infrastructure. Perry executes full lifecycle contracting actions under FAR and DFARS guidelines, coordinating with technical stakeholders to align acquisition strategies with fleet sustainment requirements. She handles a mix of competitive and sole-source contracts, primarily for complex technical services and equipment integration across the maritime logistics domain. Perry collaborates with a diverse base of industrial contractors, including firms specializing in marine engineering, ship repair, and defense-grade equipment manufacturing. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages vendors with proven capabilities in naval vessel systems, particularly those with experience in retrofitting aging platforms and maintaining classified maritime instrumentation. Her working relationships emphasize technical competency, past performance, and compliance with naval maintenance standards, fostering long-term partnerships with qualified small and large businesses alike. Perry demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with 27% of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. She actively promotes opportunities for small disadvantaged businesses, women-owned small businesses, and other socioeconomic categories, aligning with DoD goals to broaden supplier diversity. Her contracting patterns reflect a balanced approach—favoring open competition while strategically reserving eligible requirements to enhance small business involvement in critical maritime sustainment work. Her procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 333618 (Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing), 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), and 333611 (Turbine and Turbine Generator Set Units Manufacturing), reflecting deep expertise in propulsion and power systems. She also routinely procures marine HVAC (333415) and naval navigation systems (334511), demonstrating specialized knowledge in integrated vessel support technologies essential to sustaining the Military Sealift Command’s global logistics fleet.