Lynetta L. Hickman

Lynetta L. Hickman serves as a Contract Specialist within the Commanding General’s office under the Department of the Navy, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical procurements that sustain operational readiness for naval and marine forces. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle management of contracts for specialized maintenance, logistics support, and technical services essential to maintaining combat systems, mobility assets, and expeditionary infrastructure. She specializes in acquiring high-reliability equipment and mission-enabling components, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and Navy-specific technical standards to support both garrison and forward-deployed operations. Hickman 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 vendors are routinely engaged for their technical expertise in precision manufacturing, maintenance support systems, and specialized instrumentation. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, with a focus on deliverables that meet stringent military specifications and reliability requirements. She fosters long-term vendor partnerships grounded in technical competence, timely delivery, and adherence to quality assurance protocols. Hickman’s contracting portfolio reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued under no set-aside conditions. While she does not currently utilize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, her approach prioritizes capability and mission alignment over socioeconomic categorization, ensuring the highest standards of equipment performance and operational readiness. Her primary procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 339920, Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing, which she applies to the acquisition of ruggedized, mission-specific equipment such as protective gear, tactical load-bearing systems, and durable field instrumentation. This specialization underscores her expertise in procuring durable, high-performance goods engineered for extreme environmental conditions, reflecting deep technical understanding of military-grade material specifications and durability standards.