Erica Collins

Erica Collins supports the procurement mission of the Mid Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center under the Department of the Navy, managing critical acquisitions for the sustainment and modernization of naval surface platforms. She oversees the acquisition of shipbuilding components, structural metal systems, and mechanical subsystems essential to fleet readiness, ensuring compliance with naval engineering standards and industrial base requirements. Her work directly enables the center’s mandate to maintain operational readiness through precision maintenance and industrial support, with a focus on complex, technical contracts requiring stringent quality assurance and naval specifications. Collins maintains longstanding relationships with key industrial partners including Fairlead Boatworks, Inc., General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc., Howard W. Pence, Inc., and Kampi Components Co., Inc., all of which provide specialized ship repair, systems integration, and precision-manufactured naval components. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established vendors with proven expertise in naval surface platform sustainment, often leveraging long-term agreements and performance-based contracts to ensure reliability and technical consistency across maintenance cycles. Her procurement strategy prioritizes non-set-aside acquisitions at 75%, with a consistent 25% allocation to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a balanced approach that values both industrial capacity and small business participation. While she does not routinely utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her small business awards are strategically targeted toward firms capable of meeting rigorous naval technical standards, ensuring socioeconomic goals align with mission-critical outcomes. Her entire acquisition portfolio is concentrated under NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), reflecting deep expertise in naval vessel maintenance, structural fabrication, and mechanical subsystem integration. She procures high-integrity components such as hull plating, propulsion support systems, and corrosion-resistant fittings, requiring knowledge of naval shipyard practices, MIL-SPEC standards, and marine engineering protocols.