Erin K Malinski

Erin K. Malinski serves as a Contracting Officer at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard IMF (N4523A), a critical component of the Department of the Navy responsible for sustaining the readiness of the U.S. Navy’s fleet through complex ship repair, maintenance, and industrial modernization. In this role, she manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions for mission-critical services and equipment, ensuring compliance with FAR and Navy-specific acquisition policies. Her portfolio encompasses industrial support contracts, technical maintenance, and specialized equipment procurement essential to naval vessel sustainment, with a focus on precision engineering, systems overhaul, and operational readiness. Malinski maintains established relationships with key industrial partners including Lake Union Drydock Co., Sunbelt Rentals, Inc., Flukey Electronics Corp., Pauley Rodine Inc., and Motive Power Marine, LLC, reflecting a preference for vendors with proven expertise in naval shipyard operations, heavy machinery support, and electronic instrumentation. Her contracting patterns emphasize long-term vendor partnerships grounded in technical reliability, regulatory compliance, and consistent performance on high-stakes maintenance and repair tasks critical to fleet availability. Her procurement strategy prioritizes open competition, with approximately two-thirds of awards issued without set-asides, while maintaining a consistent 33.3% commitment to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This balanced approach ensures access to specialized capabilities while actively fostering small business participation across diverse socioeconomic categories, including service-disabled veteran-owned and woman-owned small businesses. Her primary NAICS focus areas include 334511 for naval navigation and guidance systems, 335313 for switchgear and switchboard apparatus, and 811310 for industrial machinery repair—reflecting deep technical expertise in electrical systems, marine power distribution, and precision industrial maintenance. Malinski’s work directly supports the shipyard’s mission to deliver advanced, reliable, and compliant sustainment solutions for the Navy’s most critical assets.