Brenda Butler

Brenda Ruiz (Butler) serves as a key procurement professional within the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard IMF, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain naval fleet readiness through industrial maintenance and ship repair services. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on critical industrial systems, including precision manufacturing, fluid control components, and specialized marine equipment. Her work ensures the timely delivery of mission-critical parts and services essential to the overhaul and maintenance of naval vessels, aligning procurement activities with the shipyard’s lifecycle management objectives and operational tempo requirements. Ruiz maintains established relationships with core industrial contractors including LAKE UNION DRYDOCK CO, SUNBELT RENTALS, INC, FLUKE ELECTRONICS CORP, PAULEY RODINE INC, and MOTIVE POWER MARINE, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced vendors with proven capabilities in naval-grade fabrication, calibration, and marine mechanical systems. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, technical compliance, and long-term vendor performance, fostering collaborative engagements that support complex shipyard workflows and stringent Navy quality standards. Her procurement patterns show a strong preference for open competition, with 85.7% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions, indicating a focus on technical merit and capability over socioeconomic categorization. While small business participation is maintained at 14.3% through Total Small Business Set-Asides, her primary emphasis remains on securing high-fidelity industrial solutions, with socioeconomic preferences applied selectively to support capacity gaps rather than as a primary acquisition strategy. Ruiz’s technical focus centers on NAICS 332911 (Industrial Valve Manufacturing), 333515 (Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing), 332322 (Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing), and 333413 (Industrial Fan and Blower Manufacturing). She routinely procures precision-engineered components for propulsion systems, ventilation, hydraulic controls, and maintenance tooling, demonstrating deep familiarity with naval industrial specifications and defense manufacturing standards.