Khalia Dixon

Khalia Dixon serves as a key procurement professional within Mschq Norfolk, a Department of the Navy activity responsible for sustaining the operational readiness of U.S. Navy surface and auxiliary vessels. In this role, she manages the acquisition of mission-critical maritime logistics and maintenance services, with a primary focus on deep-sea freight transportation under NAICS 483111. Her responsibilities include planning, soliciting, and awarding contracts that ensure the uninterrupted movement of naval assets, spare parts, and equipment across global maritime corridors, directly supporting fleet deployment and sustainment objectives. She operates within the broader framework of Department of Defense acquisition policy, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations and strategic readiness goals. Dixon maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of trusted contractors, including EXXONMOBIL MARINE LIMITED for marine fuel and logistics support, VIGOR MARINE LLC for ship repair and maintenance services, BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC for operational analysis and systems integration, ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC for specialized marine components, and FOREIGN POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC for strategic maritime policy advisory services. These partnerships reflect a blend of industrial, technical, and analytical capabilities essential to naval sustainment, with a preference for vendors possessing proven maritime domain expertise and reliable performance histories. Her contracting approach reflects a balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals, with approximately half of her awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, indicating strong support for small, disadvantaged, and veteran-owned firms. The remaining half are awarded without set-aside, allowing for competitive open bidding when specialized capabilities are required. This dual strategy ensures both broad market participation and access to niche technical expertise. Her procurement portfolio is exclusively focused on NAICS 483111—Deep Sea Freight Transportation—underscoring deep specialization in ocean-going cargo movement, vessel chartering, and maritime supply chain logistics for defense applications. She routinely procures services involving heavy-lift shipping, roll-on/roll-off transport, and intermodal coordination critical to forward-deployed naval operations.