Irma Tamayoholman

Irma Tamayoholman serves as a key procurement lead at the Southwest Regional Maintenance Center under the Department of the Navy, where she manages acquisitions critical to sustaining naval vessel readiness. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle of industrial support contracts, ensuring timely procurement of shipbuilding, repair, and maintenance services essential to fleet operational availability. She specializes in complex contract actions involving specialized industrial equipment, scaffolding systems, and protective coatings, aligning acquisitions with naval engineering standards and regulatory compliance under the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Her work directly supports the Center’s mission to modernize and maintain the Navy’s surface fleet through strategic sourcing of mission-critical industrial capabilities. Tamayoholman maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of industrial contractors, including W. V. Construction Company, Turn Key Scaffolding LLC, Premier Scaffolding, Inc., Fairbanks Morse, LLC, and The Sherwin-Williams Company. These partnerships reflect a focus on trusted vendors with proven expertise in shipyard infrastructure, heavy-duty scaffolding systems, marine-grade coatings, and propulsion system maintenance. Her procurement approach emphasizes reliability, technical compliance, and long-term vendor performance, fostering stable collaborations that ensure continuity in high-stakes naval maintenance environments. Her contracting patterns show a strong preference for small business participation, with nearly half of all awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. While no set-aside designations such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB are predominant, her portfolio consistently channels opportunities to qualified small businesses, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic diversity without compromising mission-critical performance standards. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), accounting for over three-quarters of her activity, with additional emphasis on NAICS 532490 for the rental and leasing of specialized industrial machinery. She procures services ranging from dry-dock repairs and hull preservation to the leasing of heavy lifting and marine fabrication equipment, reflecting deep technical expertise in naval industrial operations and maintenance logistics.