Leon G. Hazley

Leon G. Hazley serves as a key procurement lead within Mschq Norfolk, a Department of the Navy activity responsible for sustaining the operational readiness of U.S. Navy surface and auxiliary vessels. He manages the acquisition of mission-critical maritime logistics and maintenance services, with a primary focus on deep-sea freight transportation under NAICS 483111. His role ensures the timely and efficient movement of naval cargo, spare parts, and equipment to support fleet deployment cycles, directly enabling the agency’s core mission of maintaining continuous naval operational capability. Hazley oversees complex contract actions requiring coordination with commercial carriers, marine repair vendors, and specialized logistics providers to meet stringent Department of Defense standards. His procurement portfolio is anchored by long-standing relationships with industry leaders including ExxonMobil Marine Limited, Vigor Marine LLC, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., and Ontic Engineering & Manufacturing, Inc., reflecting a preference for established contractors with proven capabilities in naval logistics, ship repair, and defense-grade engineering. Foreign Policy Research Institute Inc. is also engaged for strategic analysis support. Hazley’s contracting patterns emphasize performance-based, firm-fixed-price, and cost-reimbursement contracts, often involving multi-year task orders and delivery order structures to ensure sustained operational support. Set-aside preferences are overwhelmingly non-set-aside, with 95.6% of awards issued under full and open competition, indicating a strong emphasis on technical merit and vendor capability over socioeconomic categorization. Only 4.4% of awards are structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, suggesting a targeted but limited use of small business programs, primarily when specific capabilities are only available from qualified small entities. Hazley’s technical domain is exclusively focused on deep-sea freight transportation, encompassing the procurement of ocean-going vessel charters, heavy-lift shipping, port-to-port logistics, and maritime supply chain management for naval assets. His expertise lies in contracting for specialized marine transport services that meet U.S. Navy security, environmental, and operational requirements, ensuring the reliable movement of defense-critical cargo across global maritime routes.