Avonda S. Carter

Avonda S. Carter supports the procurement mission of Mschq Norfolk under the Department of the Navy, facilitating critical acquisitions that sustain the operational readiness of U.S. Navy surface and auxiliary vessels. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts centered on ship repair, marine logistics, and mission-critical maritime equipment, ensuring fleet assets remain mission-ready through timely and compliant contracting actions. Her work directly enables the agency’s core objective of maintaining continuous naval deployment capabilities by securing specialized services and engineered solutions for deep-sea transport, vessel maintenance, and marine infrastructure support. Carter maintains established relationships with key industry partners including ExxonMobil Marine Limited for marine fuel and logistics support, Vigor Marine LLC for shipyard services and vessel modernization, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. for technical and operational analysis, Ontic Engineering & Manufacturing, Inc. for precision marine components, and the Foreign Policy Research Institute for strategic maritime policy advisory services. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced, mission-aligned vendors with proven expertise in naval operations and defense-grade engineering, indicating a pattern of selecting contractors with deep domain knowledge and historical performance reliability. Her contracting activity reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 84.2% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions, demonstrating a focus on technical merit and capability over socioeconomic classifications. Nevertheless, she consistently allocates 15.8% of opportunities to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, indicating a measured but active commitment to small business participation within the constraints of mission-critical requirements. Carter’s procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing) and 336612 (Boat Building), with additional emphasis on 333618 (Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing) and 332999 (Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Products). She specializes in acquiring complex marine systems, propulsion components, and engineered metal fabrications essential to naval vessel sustainment, demonstrating deep technical fluency in maritime defense logistics and shipyard operations.