Nina Lopez

Nina Lopez serves as a Purchasing Agent for the Commanding General under the Department of the Navy, where she plays a critical role in sustaining operational readiness through the acquisition of specialized maintenance, logistics, and mission-enabling support services. She manages a diverse portfolio of procurements focused on ensuring the reliability of combat systems, mobility assets, and expeditionary infrastructure across both garrison and forward-deployed environments. Her acquisitions typically involve industrial equipment repair, custom storage and display systems, and specialized maintenance services essential to naval and marine force sustainment, aligning closely with the agency’s strategic priorities of equipment resilience and rapid deployment capability. Nina 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 preference for vendors with proven expertise in commercial and industrial machinery repair, custom locker and shelving fabrication, and technical support for mission-critical hardware. Her procurement approach emphasizes reliability, technical compliance, and responsive service delivery, fostering long-term vendor collaborations grounded in performance history and domain-specific capability. A strong advocate for small business participation, Nina consistently prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, with approximately two-thirds of her acquisitions reserved for small businesses. Her contracting patterns demonstrate a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic programs, regularly awarding contracts to small disadvantaged, veteran-owned, and service-disabled veteran-owned firms, ensuring broad-based industry engagement and workforce development within the defense supply chain. Her primary procurement focus lies within NAICS 337215 (showcase and locker manufacturing), 811310 (commercial and industrial machinery repair), and 811490 (other personal and household goods repair), reflecting deep technical expertise in fabrication, maintenance, and logistics support for military-grade equipment. She specializes in sourcing durable, field-deployable solutions that meet stringent Navy standards for durability, corrosion resistance, and rapid field serviceability.