Christopher Cooper

Christopher Cooper serves as the primary procurement lead for the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard IMF, overseeing the acquisition of critical industrial and maritime support services essential to sustaining the U.S. Navy’s fleet readiness. He manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on ship repair, maintenance of naval systems, and industrial infrastructure support, ensuring compliance with Department of the Navy procurement standards and lifecycle management requirements. His role is central to executing mission-critical acquisitions that enable complex vessel overhauls, system modernizations, and precision industrial operations at one of the Navy’s premier shipyard facilities. Cooper maintains consistent working relationships with key vendors including LAKE UNION DRYDOCK CO, SUNBELT RENTALS, INC, FLUKE ELECTRONICS CORP, PAULEY RODINE INC, and MOTIVE POWER MARINE, LLC. These partnerships reflect a strategic emphasis on contractors with proven expertise in naval vessel maintenance, industrial equipment rental, precision calibration, and marine propulsion systems. His procurement approach prioritizes vendors with demonstrated technical capability in shipyard environments, fostering long-term collaborations grounded in reliability, regulatory compliance, and mission-critical performance. While the majority of his acquisitions are unrestricted, Cooper consistently allocates approximately one-third of his contract portfolio to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a deliberate commitment to small business participation. He does not routinely utilize specialized socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB, instead favoring broad small business eligibility to maximize competition among qualified industrial service providers. His procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing) and 333310 (Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing), with significant activity in 811310 (Industrial Machinery Repair) and 332812 (Metal Coating and Engraving). He specializes in acquiring services related to hull integrity, propulsion system overhauls, non-destructive testing, and precision industrial maintenance—domains requiring deep technical knowledge of naval vessel systems and federal shipyard operational standards.