LT Cole Morris

LT Cole Morris serves as a key procurement professional within Navsup Fleet Logistics Center Puget Sound, supporting the operational readiness of U.S. Navy surface and submarine fleets through the acquisition of critical marine engineering systems and industrial maintenance components. Responsible for managing complex contract actions under the Department of Defense’s naval logistics framework, Morris specializes in sourcing precision-fabricated hardware, mechanical subsystems, and structural components essential to vessel integrity and sustainment. His acquisitions span high-reliability systems requiring strict compliance with naval specifications, including corrosion-resistant materials, hydraulic actuation assemblies, and mission-critical electrical components, ensuring alignment with fleet modernization and maintenance cycles. Morris maintains consistent working relationships with leading industrial suppliers including Timken Gears & Services Inc., Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical Corp, Bellingham Marine Industries, Palfinger Marine USA, and Jered LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on vendors with deep expertise in naval-grade mechanical systems, engineered valves, marine lifting equipment, and specialized fabrication. His contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, technical validation, and performance-based outcomes, often leveraging sole-source and competitive negotiated procedures for mission-essential components with limited market alternatives. A strong advocate for small business participation, Morris consistently prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, with approximately 70.8% of his acquisitions reserved for small businesses. This reflects a deliberate strategy to cultivate a resilient supplier base of qualified small manufacturers capable of meeting stringent naval quality and certification standards, fostering innovation and regional economic development within the defense industrial base. His procurement focus centers on NAICS codes 335999 (miscellaneous electrical components), 332919 (metal valve and pipe fittings), 332312 (fabricated structural metal), and 334511 (nautical navigation systems), underscoring expertise in marine engineering hardware, precision-fabricated structural elements, and mission-critical instrumentation. Morris’s technical domain knowledge ensures acquisitions meet Navy-specific environmental, safety, and interoperability requirements for shipboard integration.