George Dekle

George Dekle serves as a key procurement lead within Mschq Norfolk, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain operational readiness of surface and auxiliary fleet assets through specialized logistics and marine infrastructure acquisition. He manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on mission-critical marine equipment, ship repair components, and deep-sea transportation services, ensuring timely delivery of technical systems essential to naval fleet sustainment. His acquisitions span high-reliability industrial systems requiring stringent military specifications and compliance with naval engineering standards, placing him at the center of the command’s supply chain resilience strategy. Dekle maintains established working relationships with a core group of trusted contractors, including Vigor Marine LLC for vessel maintenance and modernization, ExxonMobil Marine Limited for marine fuel and logistics support, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. for technical advisory and systems integration, Ontic Engineering & Manufacturing, Inc. for precision marine components, and the Foreign Policy Research Institute for strategic maritime policy analysis. These partnerships reflect a blend of industrial manufacturing, defense consulting, and specialized maritime services, indicating a preference for vendors with proven naval experience and certified quality assurance protocols. His contracting approach prioritizes broad market access, with 60% of procurements conducted as unrestricted competitions and 40% designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. While no specific socioeconomic categories like 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB are dominant, his consistent use of small business set-asides signals a deliberate strategy to foster competition and innovation among qualified niche suppliers, aligning with Navy-wide goals for economic diversification in the defense industrial base. Dekle’s procurement focus is concentrated in five key NAICS categories—industrial valve manufacturing, pump and fluid power equipment, overhead crane systems, and electronic component manufacturing—all critical to shipboard systems integration. His expertise lies in acquiring high-integrity mechanical and electro-mechanical components that meet MIL-SPEC requirements for durability, corrosion resistance, and operational reliability in harsh maritime environments.