Calvin W. Dillard

Lieutenant Calvin W. Dillard serves as a key procurement leader at the Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (N55236), under the Department of the Navy, where he oversees the acquisition of critical industrial support services essential to naval vessel readiness. His role involves managing the contracting lifecycle for maintenance, repair, and equipment leasing activities that sustain the operational availability of fleet assets. He specializes in industrial infrastructure contracts, focusing on procurement strategies that align with naval engineering requirements and modernization priorities, ensuring timely delivery of mission-critical capabilities through compliant and efficient contracting practices. Lieutenant Dillard maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized 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 scaffolding, marine coating systems, and heavy machinery support services vital to shipyard operations. His contracting approach emphasizes reliability, safety compliance, and technical proficiency, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in performance accountability and regulatory adherence. A strong advocate for small business participation, Lieutenant Dillard consistently prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, with 93.8% of his acquisitions reserved for small businesses. This reflects a deliberate and sustained commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals, ensuring equitable access to Navy industrial contracts for qualified small firms. His pattern of awarding nearly all contracts under small business set-asides demonstrates a strategic alignment with Department of Defense mandates to enhance competition and broaden the industrial base. His procurement focus is heavily concentrated in NAICS 532490 (Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing), accounting for 86.7% of his activity, with additional emphasis on NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing). He routinely acquires specialized scaffolding systems, marine-grade coating applications, and industrial equipment leasing services essential to dry-dock and maintenance operations, demonstrating deep technical expertise in naval industrial support domains.