Elaine J. Florence

Elaine J. Florence serves as a Contract Specialist at Navsup Fleet Logistics Center Jacksonville (N68836), where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions that sustain U.S. Navy operational readiness. She manages a diverse portfolio of service and specialty product contracts focused on fleet maintenance, logistics support, and infrastructure-enabling solutions. Her work directly supports the agency’s mandate to ensure the reliability of naval platforms and the welfare of crew members through timely, compliant procurement of essential resources. Elaine specializes in negotiated acquisitions under FAR Part 15, with a strong emphasis on performance-based service contracts and complex technical requirements. She maintains consistent contracting relationships with a core group of vendors including Stronghold SOF Solutions LLC, Gemini Tech Services LLC, Emerald Isle Federal Services, LLC, First Division Consulting Inc., and Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical Corp. These partnerships reflect a pattern of engagement with firms capable of delivering specialized technical services, maintenance support, and electro-mechanical components tailored to naval environments. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance metrics, quality assurance, and long-term vendor collaboration to ensure mission continuity and operational resilience. Elaine demonstrates a pronounced commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with approximately half of her awards structured as 8(a) competed set-asides and the other half under total small business set-asides per FAR 19.5. This balanced approach ensures robust participation from small disadvantaged businesses while maintaining competitive rigor. Her procurement strategy actively prioritizes small business development and inclusion, aligning with DoD-wide goals to expand contracting opportunities for underrepresented firms. Her primary NAICS focus areas are 561320 (Temporary Help Services) and 335311 (Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing), reflecting her dual expertise in labor-intensive support services and high-reliability electrical infrastructure components. She routinely procures skilled temporary staffing for fleet maintenance teams and specialized transformers critical to shipboard power systems, demonstrating deep technical understanding of both human capital and mission-critical hardware needs within naval logistics.