Barry S. Smith

Barry S. Smith serves as a Contracting Officer for the Commanding General under the Department of the Navy, where he plays a pivotal role in securing mission-critical maintenance, logistics, and specialized support services essential to naval and marine force readiness. His acquisitions focus on sustaining combat systems, mobility assets, and expeditionary infrastructure, ensuring operational reliability across both garrison and deployed environments. Smith manages a diverse portfolio of contracts under FAR Part 15, emphasizing competitive sealed bidding and negotiated procurements to meet urgent operational requirements while adhering to strict compliance and accountability standards. He maintains established working relationships with key contractors including MANCON LLC, GEMINI TECH SERVICES LLC, CHEMBLE SOLUTIONS, LLC, MICROTECHNOLOGIES LLC, and SAELIG COMPANY, INC., many of whom provide specialized technical support, electronic systems integration, and maintenance services for defense platforms. Smith fosters long-term vendor partnerships grounded in performance reliability, technical expertise, and responsiveness to dynamic operational needs, often leveraging indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) and basic ordering agreements to streamline acquisition timelines. Smith demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with 68.2% of his awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. His contracting patterns consistently prioritize small disadvantaged businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, and other socioeconomically advantaged concerns, aligning with Department of the Navy mandates to broaden supplier diversity and enhance resilience in the defense industrial base. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS categories related to communications equipment manufacturing (334220, 334290), computer peripheral systems (334118), and boat building (336612), reflecting his technical expertise in procuring radio systems, marine electronics, and mission-critical hardware for naval platforms. Smith’s domain knowledge spans electromagnetic compatibility, ruggedized computing, and field-deployable communication infrastructure, enabling him to effectively evaluate technical proposals and ensure acquisition outcomes meet stringent military specifications.