James Benoit

Jim Benoit serves as a key procurement lead at the Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (N55236), part of the Department of the Navy, where he oversees the acquisition of critical shipbuilding and repair services essential to maintaining fleet readiness. His responsibilities include managing full lifecycle contracting for industrial maintenance, structural rehabilitation, and marine engineering support, ensuring compliance with naval technical standards and regulatory frameworks. He primarily handles complex, performance-based contracts under NAICS 336611, focusing on vessel overhaul, dry dock operations, and industrial infrastructure upgrades required to sustain naval operational availability. Benoit maintains long-standing relationships with a select group of specialized 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 vendors with proven expertise in marine construction, industrial coating systems, and propulsion system maintenance. His contracting approach emphasizes technical capability, safety compliance, and sustained performance, often resulting in repeat engagements with contractors who demonstrate consistent quality and adherence to Navy-specific engineering protocols. There is no set-aside preference in Benoit’s procurement portfolio; all acquisitions are competed full and open, reflecting a mission-driven focus on securing the highest technical proficiency regardless of business size or socioeconomic status. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, vendors are evaluated strictly on technical merit, past performance, and capacity to deliver mission-critical industrial services under stringent naval standards. His primary industry focus is NAICS 336611 — Ship Building and Repairing — with acquisitions centered on structural steel fabrication, marine coating applications, scaffold systems for vessel maintenance, and propulsion system overhauls. Benoit’s expertise lies in procuring complex, mission-critical industrial services that directly support the Navy’s shipyard modernization and fleet sustainment objectives, ensuring vessels remain operationally viable through precision-engineered maintenance solutions.