Paul Chase

Paul Chase serves as a key procurement lead at the Southwest Regional Maintenance Center, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain and modernize naval vessel readiness through industrial maintenance and repair services. He manages a specialized portfolio of acquisitions focused exclusively on shipbuilding and repair, ensuring the operational availability of fleet assets through timely procurement of critical infrastructure, equipment, and specialized labor services. His work directly enables the Center’s industrial base to deliver complex hull, mechanical, and electrical repairs, as well as structural modernization projects essential to naval force readiness. Chase’s acquisitions are technically demanding, requiring deep familiarity with naval engineering standards, dry-dock operations, and shipyard safety protocols. He maintains consistent, long-term relationships with a core group of qualified industrial contractors, including W. V. Construction Company, Turn Key Scaffolding LLC, Premier Scaffolding, Inc., Fairbanks Morse, LLC, and The Sherwin-Williams Company. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in marine construction, industrial coating systems, propulsion system maintenance, and heavy scaffolding for vessel repair environments. His contracting approach emphasizes reliability, compliance with naval specifications, and performance history in high-risk, mission-critical shipyard settings. Chase’s procurement activity is entirely open competition, with no set-asides designated for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic categories. All awards are issued under full and open competition, reflecting a strategic focus on technical capability and operational readiness over socioeconomic preferences. This pattern underscores a mission-driven priority to secure the most qualified industrial partners regardless of business size or certification status. His work is narrowly concentrated in NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), encompassing heavy fabrication, marine coating applications, propulsion system overhauls, and structural steel repairs. He procures specialized industrial services requiring certified welders, marine painters, crane operators, and naval architecture support, demonstrating deep expertise in the technical domains of naval shipyard operations and industrial maintenance logistics.