Megan Wightman

Megan Wightman supports the procurement mission of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center, a Department of the Navy facility responsible for sustaining and modernizing naval surface platforms and shore-based infrastructure. She manages contracts for critical shipbuilding components, structural metal systems, and mechanical subsystems essential to fleet readiness, ensuring compliance with naval engineering standards and industrial base resilience. Her acquisitions focus on precision fabrication, repair, and maintenance services that directly support the operational integrity of naval vessels, spanning both new construction and life-cycle sustainment efforts. Wightman maintains established relationships with key industrial partners including Fairlead Boatworks, Inc., General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc., Howard W. Pence, Inc., and Kampi Components Co., Inc., reflecting a preference for experienced vendors with proven capabilities in naval-grade metal fabrication and shipyard support. Her contracting patterns indicate a reliance on long-standing, technically proficient contractors capable of meeting stringent DoN quality and certification requirements, with a balanced mix of large industry primes and specialized small manufacturers delivering mission-critical components. Her procurement strategy prioritizes open competition, with 71.4% of awards issued without set-asides, yet she consistently allocates 28.6% to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to small business participation. While not focused on 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs specifically, her pattern supports broad small business engagement through unrestricted small business set-asides, fostering a resilient supplier base aligned with naval industrial priorities. Wightman’s primary NAICS focus includes fabricated structural metal manufacturing, shipbuilding and repair, metal window and door manufacturing, and miscellaneous fabricated metal product manufacturing—all central to naval platform integrity. She procures custom-fabricated structural components, marine-grade fittings, and integrated metal systems requiring adherence to naval specifications such as MIL-STD and AWS D1.1, reflecting deep technical expertise in naval fabrication and maintenance domains.