Christina M. Cortez

Christina Cortez supports the Military Sealift Fleet Support Command in managing critical procurement activities essential to sustaining the U.S. Navy’s non-combatant fleet. She oversees acquisitions for maintenance, repair, and modernization of auxiliary vessel systems, ensuring operational readiness through timely contract execution. Her work directly enables the command’s mission to uphold seaworthiness and propulsion reliability across the maritime support fleet, with a focus on engineering support services, environmental control systems, and specialized marine infrastructure upgrades. Cortez handles a diverse portfolio of service-based contracts, primarily centered on technical maintenance and industrial support, aligning procurement decisions with naval readiness priorities. Cortez collaborates with a broad spectrum of industrial vendors specializing in marine systems repair and precision equipment maintenance. While specific contractor names are not publicly disclosed, her contracting patterns reflect consistent engagement with firms possessing deep expertise in commercial and industrial machinery repair, electronic system servicing, and auxiliary vessel infrastructure support. She fosters long-term vendor partnerships grounded in technical proficiency and compliance with naval maintenance standards, prioritizing contractors with proven capabilities in propulsion system upkeep and marine environmental control technologies. Cortez demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with nearly 44% of her procurements structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. Her contracting approach actively encourages participation from small disadvantaged businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, and other socioeconomic categories, reflecting a deliberate strategy to broaden the industrial base supporting naval logistics. She consistently structures solicitations to maximize small business access while maintaining rigorous technical and performance standards. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 811310 (commercial and industrial machinery repair), followed by support services and electronic equipment maintenance. She specializes in acquiring services for propulsion system overhauls, relay and control system repairs, and vessel-specific infrastructure upgrades, demonstrating deep technical fluency in marine engineering domains and a clear alignment with the Navy’s modernization and sustainability goals.