Olivia Soto

Olivia K. Soto serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Systems and Experimental Warfare Center, where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex procurements that advance naval operational readiness. She manages the acquisition of specialized engineering, scientific, and technical services critical to the development and sustainment of experimental warfare systems, ocean infrastructure, and explosive effects analysis capabilities. Her portfolio includes high-precision technical contracts requiring rigorous compliance with federal acquisition regulations, particularly in research, development, and advanced instrumentation. Soto ensures that procurement actions align with NAVFAC’s mission to deliver innovative, resilient solutions for the Department of the Navy. She maintains consistent partnerships with a select group of specialized vendors, including SOCIEDAD ESPANOLA DE MONTAJES INDUSTRIALES SA, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and Emerging Compounds Treatment Technologies, Inc., reflecting a focus on niche technical expertise. Her contracting patterns emphasize long-term, mission-critical collaborations with organizations possessing unique capabilities in marine research, environmental remediation, and analytical instrumentation. These relationships are built on technical rigor, regulatory compliance, and performance accountability, often involving sole-source or limited-competition actions due to the specialized nature of the requirements. Soto demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with 42.9% of her awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a deliberate effort to leverage small business innovation. While no specific socioeconomic set-asides dominate her portfolio, her consistent use of small business set-asides underscores a strategic alignment with federal goals to expand vendor diversity and foster technological agility through smaller, specialized firms. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), 541511 (Custom Computer Programming), and 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing), underscoring expertise in maritime systems engineering, data-driven analytics, and laboratory-scale instrumentation. She frequently procures custom software solutions, environmental monitoring equipment, and specialized training services that support experimental warfare and oceanographic research initiatives.