Ivan Carmona-Nunez

Ivan Carmona-Nunez serves as a key procurement professional within the Southwest Regional Maintenance Center under the Department of the Navy, responsible for managing industrial support contracts critical to naval vessel readiness. He oversees the acquisition of specialized shipbuilding and repair services, ensuring the sustained operational availability of fleet assets through timely procurement of industrial infrastructure, maintenance equipment, and technical services. His role is central to executing the agency’s mission of modernizing and sustaining naval maritime capabilities, with a singular focus on complex, high-stakes acquisitions within the ship repair and maintenance domain. Carmona-Nunez 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 preference for established vendors with proven expertise in marine construction, industrial scaffolding, propulsion systems, and protective coatings. His contracting patterns emphasize reliability, technical compliance, and long-term service delivery over transactional engagements, fostering stable, performance-driven vendor relationships essential to mission-critical shipyard operations. His procurement activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic prioritization of technical capability and operational readiness over socioeconomic preferences, aligning with the agency’s urgent need for specialized industrial expertise in a highly regulated maritime environment. His entire procurement portfolio is concentrated under NAICS 336611—Ship Building and Repairing—indicating deep specialization in naval industrial support. He procures services ranging from dry-dock maintenance and hull restoration to marine coating applications and propulsion system overhauls, requiring stringent adherence to Navy technical specifications and safety standards. His expertise lies in managing complex, engineering-intensive contracts that demand precise technical oversight and compliance with naval engineering protocols.