Billie Crockett

Billie P. Crockett serves as a Contract Specialist at the Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (N55236), part of the Department of the Navy, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions to sustain and modernize naval vessel readiness. She manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions for industrial support services, ship repair capabilities, and specialized equipment essential to naval engineering operations. Her portfolio primarily consists of firm-fixed-price and cost-reimbursement contracts aligned with the Navy’s industrial base strategy, ensuring timely delivery of maintenance infrastructure and technical services that directly impact fleet operational availability. Crockett maintains strong, recurring partnerships with key contractors including W. V. Construction Company, Turn Key Scaffold LLC, Premier Scaffold, Inc., Fairbanks Morse, LLC, and The Sherwin-Williams Company. These relationships reflect a consistent reliance on specialized vendors for shipyard support, industrial scaffolding, marine coating systems, and propulsion equipment. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and long-term vendor reliability, fostering collaborative partnerships that align with the Center’s operational tempo and safety standards. A staunch advocate for small business participation, Crockett consistently prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, which account for 75% of her awards. She actively structures solicitations to maximize opportunities for small disadvantaged businesses, with modest but deliberate use of 8(a), HUBZone, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-asides. Her socioeconomic contracting patterns reflect a strategic commitment to diversifying the industrial supplier base while maintaining mission-critical standards. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), which dominates her portfolio at 76%, encompassing dry dock services, hull integrity repairs, and propulsion system overhauls. She also procures related industrial support services such as machinery leasing (532490) and heavy civil construction (237310, 237990), demonstrating deep expertise in naval industrial infrastructure and maintenance logistics.