Melissa Long

Melissa Long serves as a Purchasing Agent for the Commanding General under the Department of the Navy, where she plays a pivotal role in securing mission-critical goods and services that sustain naval and marine operational readiness. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle of procurement for maintenance systems, logistics support, and specialized technical equipment essential to expeditionary and garrison environments. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions spanning power systems, material handling equipment, training services, and mission-enabling infrastructure, ensuring compliance with DoD acquisition regulations and prioritizing reliability, interoperability, and rapid deployment capability. Long maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including MANCON LLC, GEMINI TECH SERVICES LLC, CHEMBLE SOLUTIONS, LLC, MICROTECHNOLOGIES LLC, and SAELIG COMPANY, INC. These partnerships reflect a balanced mix of established industry providers and niche specialists in defense-grade components and technical support. Her procurement approach emphasizes vendor reliability, technical precision, and responsive service delivery, often leveraging long-standing contracts to ensure continuity in sustaining high-readiness combat systems and mobility assets. Her contracting patterns reflect a deliberate balance between open competition and socioeconomic opportunity, with approximately half of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This demonstrates a strong institutional commitment to small business participation, fostering growth among qualified vendors while maintaining competitive rigor. She actively engages small businesses across multiple socioeconomic categories, ensuring broad access to defense procurement opportunities. Long’s primary NAICS focus areas include Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing (335311), Conveyor and Conveying Equipment Manufacturing (333922), Computer Training (611420), Office Supplies Manufacturing (339940), and Bottled Water Manufacturing (312112). These reflect a unique blend of technical, logistical, and sustainment needs—from specialized electrical components to training and hygiene support—underscoring her expertise in procuring both high-technology and essential consumables for complex military operations.