Dawn M. Smith

Dawn M. Smith serves as a Contract Specialist at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard IMF (N4523A), within the Department of the Navy, where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisition strategies to sustain the readiness of the U.S. Navy’s fleet. Her responsibilities include planning, soliciting, awarding, and administering contracts for ship repair, maintenance, and industrial support services critical to naval vessel lifecycle management. She specializes in procurement actions governed by FAR Part 19 and coordinates closely with technical and logistics teams to ensure compliance with naval engineering standards and mission-critical timelines. Her acquisitions primarily support heavy industrial operations, including drydock services, propulsion system overhauls, and precision component integration. Smith maintains longstanding relationships with key industrial contractors including LAKE UNION DRYDOCK CO, SUNBELT RENTALS, INC, FLUKE ELECTRONICS CORP, PAULEY RODINE INC, and MOTIVE POWER MARINE, LLC. These partnerships reflect a balanced approach between established industrial vendors and specialized service providers, enabling efficient delivery of shipyard maintenance, calibration, valve systems, and marine power solutions. Her contracting patterns emphasize reliability, technical precision, and timely execution, often involving performance-based service contracts and firm-fixed-price arrangements tailored to the unique demands of naval shipyard operations. Her procurement strategy reflects a strong commitment to small business participation, with approximately half of her awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating consistent alignment with DoD socioeconomic goals. While she also executes non-set-aside acquisitions for mission-critical capabilities, she actively prioritizes small business engagement, particularly among firms with expertise in marine industrial services and precision manufacturing. Smith’s primary NAICS focus is 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), accounting for 75% of her portfolio, with secondary emphasis on 332919 (Other Metal Valve and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing). She procures specialized marine systems, repair kits, diagnostic instrumentation, and industrial valves essential to naval vessel sustainment, reflecting deep technical expertise in naval architecture and industrial maintenance domains.