Jonathon Mata

Jonathon Mata serves as a key procurement professional at the Southwest Regional Maintenance Center, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain and modernize naval vessel readiness through industrial-scale maintenance and repair operations. He manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions for shipbuilding and repair services, ensuring compliance with federal contracting regulations while aligning procurement decisions with operational readiness priorities. His portfolio centers on complex, mission-critical contracts requiring specialized technical expertise in naval engineering, industrial infrastructure, and vessel maintenance systems. Mata’s work directly enables the availability of fleet assets by securing essential capabilities that support dry-dock operations, structural repairs, and mechanical overhauls. He maintains long-standing partnerships with leading industrial contractors including W. V. Construction Company, Turn Key Scaffolding LLC, Premier Scaffolding, Inc., Fairbanks Morse, LLC, and The Sherwin-Williams Company. These relationships reflect a focus on vendors with proven experience in marine construction, industrial coating systems, propulsion component repair, and heavy scaffolding solutions for shipyard environments. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and contractor reliability in high-safety, high-complexity operational settings. Mata’s procurement activity is exclusively classified under the “No Set-Aside” category, indicating a preference for full and open competition rather than socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. This reflects the specialized nature of the work, where technical qualifications and industrial capacity outweigh socioeconomic criteria in ensuring mission success. His acquisitions are entirely focused on NAICS 336611 — Ship Building and Repairing — encompassing heavy fabrication, hull integrity restoration, marine coating applications, propulsion system overhauls, and industrial support equipment. His domain expertise lies in the intersection of naval architecture, industrial maintenance, and regulatory compliance within shipyard environments, ensuring that all procurements meet U.S. Navy technical and safety standards for fleet sustainment.