Benjamin King

Benjamin King serves as a key procurement lead within the Fleet Readiness Center, supporting the U.S. Navy’s mission to sustain and modernize aviation and maritime combat systems. He manages acquisitions for mission-critical aircraft components, avionics systems, and technical maintenance services, ensuring operational readiness through timely and compliant contracting. His work directly enables the modernization of legacy platforms by integrating digital technical documentation and predictive maintenance technologies. King specializes in complex, technical procurements requiring stringent quality assurance and compliance with naval aviation standards, often coordinating across engineering, logistics, and supply chain teams to align contract requirements with fleet needs. He maintains consistent relationships with specialized contractors including CranesWorks, Inc., Furnacare Inc., and Carteret Fire Control, LLC—each recognized for their expertise in aerospace component manufacturing, precision thermal systems, and fire control instrumentation. These partnerships reflect a preference for niche vendors with proven capabilities in high-reliability, military-grade systems. King’s contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor, performance-based outcomes, and long-term vendor collaboration to ensure sustainment of critical naval aviation assets. King demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with 75% of his acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This pattern reflects a deliberate strategy to cultivate a resilient supplier base of qualified small firms capable of supporting complex naval maintenance and manufacturing requirements. His procurement portfolio consistently prioritizes socioeconomic programs that empower small businesses with specialized technical capabilities, reinforcing the Navy’s broader goals of innovation and supply chain diversity. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336413 for other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment, complemented by significant activity in NAICS 334511 for aeronautical systems and NAICS 811310 for commercial and industrial machinery repair. This technical alignment underscores his expertise in sourcing precision-manufactured components, flight-critical instrumentation, and depot-level maintenance services essential to maintaining naval airworthiness and mission readiness.