Brooke Didier

Brooke Didier 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 procurement strategies that sustain naval vessel readiness. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions for industrial maintenance, ship repair, and critical infrastructure support, ensuring compliance with federal contracting regulations and mission-critical timelines. Her portfolio centers on complex, technical contracts requiring deep coordination with engineering and logistics teams to procure specialized equipment and services essential to fleet sustainment and modernization efforts. Didier maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including W. V. Construction Company, Turn Key Scaffolding LLC, Premier Scaffolding, Inc., Fairbanks Morse, LLC, and The Sherwin-Williams Company. These partnerships reflect a focus on industrial services such as structural scaffolding, marine coating applications, propulsion system maintenance, and facility upgrades. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, quality assurance protocols, and long-term vendor reliability, fostering stable, repeat engagements with contractors who demonstrate technical proficiency and operational readiness in naval environments. A strong advocate for small business participation, Didier consistently prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Aside contracts under FAR 19.5, with approximately 70% of her awards designated for small businesses. This reflects a deliberate and sustained commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals, ensuring equitable access for small, disadvantaged, and veteran-owned firms to support critical naval infrastructure projects. Her procurement patterns align with Department of Defense directives to expand small business engagement in defense industrial base activities. Her primary NAICS focus areas include Ship Building and Repairing (336611), Metal Window and Door Manufacturing (332321), and Paint and Coating Manufacturing (325510), underscoring her expertise in marine industrial systems, corrosion control, and facility modernization. She routinely procures specialized equipment, protective coatings, and institutional furnishings tailored to naval shipyard environments, demonstrating nuanced technical knowledge of naval engineering requirements and lifecycle maintenance needs.