Derek M. Rivas

Derek M. Rivas serves as a key procurement professional at Norfolk Naval Shipyard Gf, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to maintain and modernize critical naval vessels through industrial and engineering services. He manages a portfolio of contracts focused on commercial and industrial machinery repair and maintenance, ensuring the operational readiness of the U.S. Navy’s fleet through precision maintenance, machinery overhauls, and compliance-driven industrial support. His work directly enables the shipyard’s strategic priorities of extending vessel service life and enhancing shipyard efficiency through timely, technically rigorous acquisition actions. Rivas 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 partners provide high-value industrial maintenance, mechanical system repair, and shipboard equipment servicing, often requiring certified marine engineering expertise and adherence to Navy technical specifications. His procurement approach emphasizes reliability, technical proficiency, and long-term vendor performance, fostering stable partnerships with firms experienced in naval industrial environments. Rivas’s contracting activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a procurement strategy prioritizing technical capability and mission-critical readiness over socioeconomic preferences, aligning with the shipyard’s need for specialized, high-capacity industrial support that meets stringent naval standards. His primary procurement focus is on NAICS 811310—Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance—encompassing turbine overhauls, hydraulic system servicing, propulsion component refurbishment, and precision machining for naval platforms. This specialization underscores his deep expertise in industrial maintenance domains critical to sustaining the Navy’s surface fleet and submarine force.