Lizbeth Rivera

Lizbeth Rivera serves as a Purchasing Agent for the Commanding General under the Department of the Navy, where she plays a pivotal role in sustaining operational readiness through the acquisition of mission-critical maintenance, logistics, and specialized support services. She manages a diverse portfolio of procurements focused on ensuring the reliability of combat systems, mobility assets, and expeditionary infrastructure, with an emphasis on equipment sustainment across both garrison and deployed environments. Her acquisitions span technical domains requiring precision engineering, specialized manufacturing, and rapid-response logistics, aligning directly with the agency’s strategic priorities of force readiness and equipment resilience. Lizbeth maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including MANCON LLC, GEMINI TECH SERVICES LLC, CHEMBLE SOLUTIONS, LLC, MICROTECHNOLOGIES LLC, and SAELIG COMPANY, INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in niche manufacturing, electronic component supply, and mission-critical service delivery. Her procurement approach emphasizes reliability, technical compliance, and responsive support, fostering long-term vendor collaboration to meet dynamic operational demands in austere environments. A defining feature of Lizbeth’s contracting profile is her exclusive use of Total Small Business Set-Aside authority under FAR 19.5, reflecting a firm commitment to maximizing socioeconomic opportunities for small businesses. All of her acquisitions are structured to ensure full participation by small businesses, with no awards issued under full and open competition, reinforcing the agency’s dedication to broadening vendor diversity and strengthening the defense industrial base through inclusive contracting practices. Her primary NAICS focus areas include Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing; Metal Coating and Engraving Services; Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing; Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing; and Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation. These reflect a technical specialization in high-reliability electrical systems, precision surface treatments, medical-grade equipment for field use, secure communications hardware, and agile air logistics support—domains critical to maintaining naval and marine operational capability.