Michael L. Harris

Michael L. Harris serves as a Contract Specialist at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Gf, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain and modernize naval vessels through precision fabrication, industrial repair, and mission-critical supply chain operations. In this role, he manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions for complex technical and logistical services, ensuring compliance with FAR and Navy-specific acquisition policies. His portfolio primarily encompasses industrial equipment leasing, maintenance support, and specialized engineering services essential to submarine and surface vessel readiness. Harris ensures acquisitions align with strategic naval infrastructure goals, emphasizing reliability, regulatory adherence, and operational continuity. He maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation for advanced naval systems support, United Rentals for heavy equipment and industrial leasing, Patriot Global Lodging for transient housing solutions, Kardex Remstar for automated material handling systems, and BSE Performance for technical maintenance services. These partnerships reflect a preference for established vendors with proven capabilities in high-integrity industrial environments, often involving long-term service agreements and performance-based contract structures. Harris’s contracting patterns show a strong emphasis on open competition, with 74.1% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions. However, he actively supports small business participation, with 25.9% of contracts awarded under Total Small Business Set-Asides per FAR 19.5, reflecting a deliberate effort to foster vendor diversity while maintaining mission-critical performance standards. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 532490—Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing—reflecting the shipyard’s reliance on specialized equipment for maintenance and fabrication. Additional activity includes procurement of waste management services, hotel accommodations for transient personnel, and fluid power component manufacturing, demonstrating a broad yet technically grounded understanding of industrial naval support domains.