Michelle Reeves

Michelle Reeves serves as a Purchasing Agent at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division (N00174), where she plays a critical role in acquiring specialized goods and services essential to the development, testing, and sustainment of naval ordnance systems and explosive technologies. Her procurement activities support the agency’s mission to advance weapon system reliability through precision engineering, explosives manufacturing, and advanced control instrumentation. Reeves typically manages competitive solicitations for technical components, machining services, chemical materials, and specialized manufacturing solutions aligned with defense-grade specifications, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and military performance standards. She maintains established relationships with key contractors including TOTAL CONCEPTS OF DESIGN INC, Boh Environmental, L.L.C., CHUCKING MACHINE PRODUCTS, INC., CANADIAN COMMERCIAL CORP, and DEVAL LIFE CYCLE SUPPORT LLC, reflecting a balanced mix of domestic industrial suppliers and international partners. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical capability, quality assurance, and supply chain resilience, often engaging vendors with proven expertise in explosives handling, precision machining, and environmental compliance for hazardous materials. Reeves demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with over 41% of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a deliberate focus on fostering innovation from small and emerging defense contractors. While the majority of her portfolio remains open competition, her consistent use of small business set-asides underscores her alignment with Department of Defense socioeconomic goals and the agency’s mission to diversify its supplier base. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS codes related to explosives manufacturing (325920), machine shops (332710), plastics product manufacturing (326199), and basic organic chemical production (325199), underscoring her technical expertise in ordnance supply chains. She regularly procures custom-fabricated components, specialty chemicals, and engineered systems critical to the safe handling, storage, and deployment of naval munitions, ensuring alignment with DoD technical and safety requirements.