Finiana Joseph

Finiana Joseph serves as a Contractor Support Specialist within the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration, where she plays a pivotal role in facilitating the acquisition of professional and technical services critical to sustaining national maritime infrastructure. She supports the full lifecycle of contract actions—from requirement development through award and performance management—ensuring alignment with the agency’s mission to maintain the readiness of the National Defense Reserve Fleet and support the U.S. Merchant Marine. Her procurement activities are centered on non-clinical, mission-critical services that enable operational continuity, training support, and technological modernization across maritime assets and facilities. Joseph maintains a consistent working relationship with CONNECTA SATELLITE SOLUTIONS LLC, a key contractor providing specialized communications and satellite-based technical services essential to maritime operations. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for long-term, performance-based partnerships with vendors capable of delivering integrated technical solutions, often under task-order contracts issued against basic ordering agreements. She collaborates closely with program managers and technical evaluators to ensure vendor capabilities meet stringent operational and security standards. Her procurement strategy is uniformly focused on small business participation, with 100% of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate and sustained commitment to expanding economic opportunity for small businesses within the maritime technical services sector. She actively prioritizes firms with proven expertise in niche technical domains, ensuring compliance with socioeconomic contracting goals while maintaining mission effectiveness. Joseph’s primary procurement focus is under NAICS 541990, encompassing all other professional, scientific, and technical services. She specializes in acquiring services related to maritime systems support, logistics analytics, training program development, and technical advisory services for vessel maintenance and fleet readiness. Her domain expertise lies at the intersection of maritime operations and advanced technical services, ensuring the Maritime Administration leverages cutting-edge capabilities to fulfill its national security and transportation mandates.