Marina A Simmons

Marina A. Simmons serves as a Contracting Officer for the Commanding General under the Department of the Navy, where she plays a pivotal role in securing mission-critical maintenance, logistics, and technical support services essential to naval and marine force readiness. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions spanning combat systems sustainment, mobility asset repair, and expeditionary infrastructure support, ensuring operational continuity across garrison and deployed environments. Her work directly enables the agency’s strategic imperative to maintain equipment reliability and mission effectiveness through timely, compliant, and performance-based contracting. Simmons maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including MANCON LLC, GEMINI TECH SERVICES LLC, CHEMBLE SOLUTIONS, LLC, MICROTECHNOLOGIES LLC, and SAELIG COMPANY, INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for specialized vendors with proven expertise in defense-grade electronics, technical consulting, and precision manufacturing. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance outcomes, technical compliance, and long-term vendor reliability, often leveraging indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) and task order mechanisms to meet dynamic operational demands. Her procurement strategy reflects a balanced commitment to small business participation, with approximately one-third of awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5 and 20% allocated to 8(a) competed contracts. Women-Owned Small Business set-asides account for a targeted 6.7%, demonstrating a deliberate effort to expand socioeconomic opportunities while maintaining mission-critical standards. She strategically avoids set-asides in 40% of cases where full and open competition better serves urgency or technical specificity. Simmons’ primary NAICS focus areas include Electronic Computer Manufacturing (334111), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690), and Musical Instrument Manufacturing (339992), indicating a unique blend of defense electronics, systems integration, and niche instrumentation procurement. Her technical domain expertise lies in acquiring advanced electronic components, diagnostic tools, and mission-enabling hardware that support naval combat systems, communications, and training infrastructure.