Comeka D. Carr

Comeka D. Carr serves as a Contract Specialist at Norfolk Naval Shipyard Gf (N42158), supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to maintain and modernize critical naval vessels through precision industrial and technical services. In this role, she manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions—from market research and solicitation development to contract award and administration—ensuring compliance with FAR, DFARS, and naval acquisition policies. Her portfolio centers on industrial support contracts essential to fleet readiness, including facility operations, equipment maintenance, and technical testing services, with a strong emphasis on mission-critical shipyard infrastructure and engineering support. Carr maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including G I INDUSTRIAL-MARINE, LLC, OWL INTERNATIONAL INC., AMEE BAY, LLC, MID ATLANTIC ENGINEERING TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC., and MILLS MARINE & SHIP REPAIR LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on niche maritime industrial capabilities, from marine electrical systems to mechanical repair and technical diagnostics. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes and long-term vendor collaboration, fostering reliability and technical alignment with the shipyard’s complex operational requirements. A strong advocate for small business participation, Carr consistently prioritizes socioeconomic set-asides, with 66.7% of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, and an additional 16.7% awarded through 8(a) competed programs. This pattern underscores a deliberate strategy to expand economic opportunity within the defense industrial base while ensuring access to agile, specialized vendors capable of meeting the shipyard’s unique technical demands. Her procurement focus is concentrated in five key NAICS categories: Facilities Support Services (561210), Testing Laboratories and Services (541380), Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery Rental (532490), Computer Training (611420), and Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (334118). These reflect a technical domain spanning shipyard maintenance infrastructure, quality assurance testing, equipment leasing, and workforce development—all vital to sustaining naval vessel operational readiness.