Maria G. Mariscal

Maria G. Mariscal serves as a Contract Specialist at the Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (N55236), part of the Department of the Navy, where she manages the acquisition of critical industrial support services essential to naval vessel readiness. Her responsibilities include planning, soliciting, awarding, and administering contracts for maintenance, repair, and equipment leasing services that sustain the operational availability of fleet assets. She specializes in complex industrial procurement actions involving shipbuilding, repair infrastructure, and specialized machinery, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and Navy-specific technical requirements. Her work directly supports the Center’s mission to modernize and maintain naval engineering capabilities through strategic sourcing and risk-managed contracting. Mariscal maintains consistent working relationships with key vendors including W.V. Construction Company, Turn Key Scaffolding LLC, Premier Scaffolding, Inc., Fairbanks Morse, LLC, and The Sherwin-Williams Company. These partnerships reflect a focus on industrial contractors capable of delivering heavy-duty scaffolding, marine coating systems, propulsion equipment, and facility maintenance services. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and long-term vendor reliability, fostering collaborative relationships with firms that demonstrate proven expertise in naval industrial environments. Her procurement portfolio reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 75% of awards issued without set-asides, while maintaining a deliberate 25% commitment to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This pattern demonstrates a balanced approach—prioritizing competition and capability while actively enabling small business participation in mission-critical industrial contracts. Her primary NAICS focus is 532490 (Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing), reflecting extensive procurement of specialized industrial equipment and temporary support systems. She also routinely manages acquisitions under 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), indicating deep technical familiarity with naval shipyard operations, dry dock services, and vessel maintenance infrastructure. Her expertise lies in procuring high-compliance, mission-critical industrial solutions that meet stringent Navy engineering standards.