LaToya M. Johnson

LaToya M. Johnson 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. She manages acquisitions for specialized industrial services and critical infrastructure components essential to fleet sustainment, with a primary focus on coating systems and surface preparation technologies. Her role ensures that the Center maintains operational capacity by securing high-performance materials and contractor capabilities aligned with naval engineering standards and environmental compliance requirements. Johnson maintains consistent working relationships with leading industrial suppliers including W. V. Construction Company, Turn Key Scaffolding LLC, Premier Scaffolding, Inc., Fairbanks Morse, LLC, and The Sherwin-Williams Company. These partnerships center on the delivery of heavy-duty scaffolding systems, marine-grade protective coatings, and industrial maintenance services critical to shipyard operations. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, technical compliance, and adherence to Navy-specific performance specifications, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in quality assurance and safety protocols. Her procurement activity reflects a strict focus on open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside classifications. This indicates a deliberate preference for full and open bidding, prioritizing technical capability and industrial scale over socioeconomic designations. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in her portfolio, all vendors are evaluated on merit-based criteria aligned with mission-critical performance outcomes. Johnson’s expertise is narrowly concentrated in NAICS 325510—Paint and Coating Manufacturing—reflecting her specialization in procuring advanced marine coatings, anti-fouling systems, corrosion-resistant finishes, and industrial surface preparation solutions. Her acquisitions directly support the preservation of naval hulls, superstructures, and internal systems, requiring deep technical understanding of ASTM and MIL-SPEC standards governing durability in saltwater environments.