Marie Gorospe

Marie Gorospe serves as a key procurement professional at the Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (N55236), supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain and modernize naval vessel readiness. She manages the acquisition of specialized shipbuilding and repair services, overseeing contracts for industrial infrastructure, maintenance equipment, and technical support essential to fleet operational availability. Her work ensures the timely delivery of critical repair capabilities through complex, mission-critical contracts governed by naval engineering standards and defense acquisition regulations. Gorospe’s portfolio is exclusively focused on the ship repair and construction domain, aligning with the Center’s strategic imperative to maintain a ready and resilient naval force. Her primary contractor relationships include W. V. Construction Company, Turn Key Scaffolding LLC, Premier Scaffolding, Inc., Fairbanks Morse, LLC, and The Sherwin-Williams Company—established vendors with proven expertise in marine industrial services, structural scaffolding, propulsion systems, and protective coating solutions. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced, technically capable contractors capable of delivering high-integrity work in demanding shipyard environments. Gorospe consistently engages these firms for long-term, performance-based contracts requiring strict adherence to naval specifications and safety protocols. Gorospe’s contracting activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a procurement strategy prioritizing technical capability, historical performance, and mission-critical delivery over socioeconomic preferences, consistent with the specialized nature of naval industrial support requirements. Her procurement focus is entirely concentrated on NAICS 336611—Ship Building and Repairing—encompassing dry-dock services, hull repairs, machinery overhauls, and corrosion protection systems. She specializes in procuring complex industrial services requiring certified marine welders, naval architecture expertise, and compliance with Navy MIL-SPEC standards, demonstrating deep domain knowledge in naval maintenance and repair ecosystems.