Kacey Church

Kacey Church 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 maintenance and shipyard modernization. Responsible for managing complex acquisition programs, Church oversees the solicitation, award, and administration of contracts for specialized industrial services critical to naval vessel lifecycle management. Their work centers on high-precision maintenance, system overhauls, and mission-critical infrastructure support, ensuring compliance with naval engineering standards and defense logistics protocols. Church’s acquisitions are strategically aligned with the shipyard’s operational tempo, prioritizing reliability, safety, and long-term asset integrity. Church maintains consistent partnerships with a core group of industrial contractors, including Lake Union Drydock Co., Sunbelt Rentals, Inc., Fluke Electronics Corp., Pauley Rodine Inc., and Motive Power Marine, LLC. These relationships reflect a focus on vendors with proven expertise in marine drydocking, industrial equipment rental, precision diagnostic instrumentation, shipyard fabrication, and marine propulsion systems. Contracting patterns indicate a preference for established, technically capable firms with demonstrated experience in naval environments, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in performance reliability and regulatory compliance. There is no set-aside preference in Church’s procurement portfolio; all awards are competed fully open to the general market. This reflects a mission-driven emphasis on technical capability and operational readiness over socioeconomic targeting, with selections based solely on vendor qualifications, past performance, and compliance with naval industrial standards. While small business participation is not formally prioritized, qualified small firms may compete successfully when they meet stringent technical and safety requirements. The primary NAICS focus is 325510—Paint and Coating Manufacturing—indicating deep specialization in naval-grade protective coatings, corrosion control systems, and surface preparation technologies essential for hull integrity and longevity. Procurements include industrial-grade paints, marine primers, anti-fouling systems, and application services compliant with MIL-SPEC and NAVSEA standards, underscoring expertise in materials science and shipyard surface engineering.