Melissa Ayers

Melissa Ayers serves as the primary contracting lead for the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard IMF, overseeing the acquisition of critical industrial and maintenance services essential to sustaining the U.S. Navy’s fleet readiness. In this role, she manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on shipyard-level repair, precision equipment maintenance, and industrial infrastructure support, ensuring compliance with naval lifecycle management standards. Her acquisitions directly enable the repair, overhaul, and modernization of naval vessels, requiring deep technical understanding of marine systems and industrial logistics. Ayers operates within the Department of the Navy’s procurement framework, aligning all contract actions with federal acquisition regulations and mission-critical readiness objectives. Ayers maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized vendors, including LAKE UNION DRYDOCK CO, SUNBELT RENTALS, INC, FLUKE ELECTRONICS CORP, PAULEY RODINE INC, and MOTIVE POWER MARINE, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for contractors with proven expertise in naval industrial environments, particularly those capable of delivering complex machinery repair, precision calibration, and heavy equipment rental services. Her contracting patterns emphasize reliability, technical proficiency, and on-site responsiveness, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in performance history and regulatory compliance. Ayers demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with 41.3% of her awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. While the majority of her acquisitions remain open to all competitors, she consistently prioritizes opportunities for small businesses with relevant industrial capabilities, ensuring equitable access to naval maintenance contracts without compromising mission requirements. Her socioeconomic contracting approach supports broad-based vendor development while maintaining operational readiness standards. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS 811310 (commercial and industrial machinery repair) and 811210 (electronic and precision equipment maintenance), reflecting deep specialization in naval system overhauls, valve and pipe fitting fabrication, and industrial equipment leasing. She routinely acquires services involving hydraulic systems, diagnostic instrumentation, and fabricated metal components critical to shipyard operations, demonstrating technical fluency in marine industrial domains.