Melissa Ferri

Melissa Ferri serves as a key procurement professional at NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center San Diego, supporting the U.S. Navy’s operational readiness through the acquisition of critical maintenance, engineering, and logistical services. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on sustaining naval aviation, surface, and shore-based systems, with an emphasis on technical repair, specialized engineering, and mission-critical support services. Her work directly enables the modernization and sustainment of avionics, navigation systems, and complex military equipment, aligning with the agency’s strategic priorities in readiness and fleet resilience. Ferri typically handles performance-based service contracts under FAR Part 12 and 15, ensuring compliance with defense acquisition regulations and lifecycle support requirements. Ferri maintains consistent relationships with a select group of contractors, including Dunbar Airshows LLC, McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, Chesapeake Marine, LLC, The Jankovich Company, LLC, and Pergravis LLC. These partnerships span construction, marine services, technical support, and specialized logistics, reflecting a preference for vendors with proven expertise in defense-environment execution. Her contracting patterns emphasize long-term, performance-driven engagements with firms possessing niche technical capabilities, often requiring security clearances and experience in military infrastructure or naval systems sustainment. Ferri’s procurement strategy prioritizes open competition, with 73.5% of awards issued without set-asides, yet she maintains a strong commitment to small business participation, allocating 20.6% of awards to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5 and 5.9% to HUBZone firms. This balanced approach ensures competitive rigor while actively supporting socioeconomic objectives, demonstrating a deliberate effort to integrate capable small businesses into the defense supply chain without compromising mission-critical requirements. Her primary procurement focus lies in engineering services (NAICS 541330), followed by software publishing (511210), rubber product manufacturing for mechanical use (326291), hardware manufacturing (332510), and food service contracting (722310). This mix underscores expertise in technical systems sustainment, specialized components, and mission support infrastructure, reflecting a deep understanding of naval operational needs across both hardware and service domains.