Ianthe Stevens Ford

Ianthe Stevens Ford serves as a key procurement lead within the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard IMF, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain fleet readiness through industrial-scale ship repair and maintenance operations. Responsible for managing complex acquisition strategies for mission-critical equipment and services, Ford oversees contracts that enable precision maintenance, system overhauls, and operational logistics support for naval vessels. Her work directly enables the shipyard’s lifecycle management of naval platforms, ensuring timely delivery of industrial resources necessary for mission-critical readiness. She specializes in non-construction industrial support acquisitions, particularly those requiring specialized technical expertise and rapid response capabilities. Ford maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of industrial service providers, including LAKE UNION DRYDOCK CO, SUNBELT RENTALS, INC, FLUKE ELECTRONICS CORP, PAULEY RODINE INC, and MOTIVE POWER MARINE, LLC. These partnerships reflect a reliance on vendors capable of delivering heavy machinery, specialized testing equipment, marine power systems, and industrial rental solutions tailored to naval shipyard environments. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, performance-based service delivery, and technical alignment with naval maintenance standards. Ford’s procurement portfolio is exclusively structured under Total Small Business Set-Aside authority per FAR 19.5, reflecting a steadfast commitment to maximizing small business participation across all acquisitions. She consistently awards contracts to small, qualified vendors without preference for specific socioeconomic categories, ensuring broad access for small businesses capable of meeting the shipyard’s demanding technical requirements. This approach reinforces the Navy’s broader goal of fostering a resilient, competitive industrial base. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 532490—Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing—encompassing the acquisition of specialized industrial equipment such as cranes, test instruments, marine propulsion components, and precision diagnostic tools. This specialization underscores her technical expertise in sustaining complex naval systems through flexible, on-demand equipment solutions rather than direct procurement of capital assets.