Elliott Huertas

Elliott J. Huertas serves as an Operational Contract Specialist for the Commanding General under the Department of the Navy, where he plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions that sustain naval and marine force readiness. He manages the full lifecycle of contracts for specialized maintenance, logistics support, and technical equipment essential to combat systems, mobility assets, and expeditionary infrastructure. His acquisitions focus on ensuring equipment reliability across both garrison and deployed environments, aligning procurement activities with the agency’s strategic priorities of operational resilience and rapid deployability. Huertas routinely handles complex service and supply contracts requiring technical compliance, performance-based specifications, and stringent quality assurance protocols. Huertas maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including MANCON LLC, GEMINI TECH SERVICES LLC, CHEMBLE SOLUTIONS, LLC, MICROTECHNOLOGIES LLC, and SAELIG COMPANY, INC. These partnerships span technical services, equipment manufacturing, and mission-critical supply chain support, reflecting a preference for vendors with proven expertise in defense-grade instrumentation, environmental compliance, and rapid-response logistics. His contracting approach emphasizes reliability, technical alignment, and performance accountability, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in clear statement of work requirements and rigorous contract administration. A strong advocate for small business participation, Huertas consistently prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, directing approximately 75% of his acquisitions to small businesses. This pattern underscores a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals, ensuring equitable access to Navy mission support opportunities for qualified small entities. His portfolio reflects a deliberate strategy to leverage small business innovation while maintaining operational standards critical to naval readiness. Huertas’s procurement focus centers on NAICS categories including 334112 (Computer Storage Device Manufacturing), 334310 (Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing), and 325199 (All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing), reflecting a technical domain expertise in defense electronics, specialized chemical solutions, and mission-enabling hardware. He also manages niche acquisitions in solid waste collection and music publishing—areas tied to base operations and morale, welfare, and recreation programs—demonstrating a broad yet precise understanding of the diverse support requirements underpinning naval force sustainability.