Rafael Eladio M. Battung

Rafael Eladio M. Battung serves as a secondary procurement professional within the Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Yokosuka, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain operational readiness across the Indo-Pacific theater. In this role, he facilitates the acquisition of critical logistics, maintenance, and infrastructure services essential to forward-deployed naval platforms, including ships, aircraft, and shore facilities. His responsibilities include executing contract actions under complex regulatory frameworks to ensure timely delivery of mission-critical support, with a focus on repair, preservation, and lifecycle sustainment of maritime systems. He typically handles task orders and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts aligned with technical and service-based requirements. Battung maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including ICAN RESOURCES INC, SINGULARITY SECURITY GROUP LLC, DOCOMO PACIFIC, INC., TAWAKKULL LLC, and EAST WEST RENTAL CENTER. These partnerships reflect a reliance on specialized vendors capable of delivering secure logistics support, telecommunications infrastructure, equipment rental, and technical maintenance services tailored to naval operational environments. His procurement patterns indicate a preference for established vendors with proven capacity in expeditionary and forward-deployed settings, fostering reliable, long-term vendor engagement. His contracting portfolio demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with 66% of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. He also regularly utilizes 8(a) competed set-asides, reflecting a deliberate strategy to promote socioeconomic diversity and enhance competition among disadvantaged business enterprises. This pattern underscores a structured effort to expand vendor base resilience and support local economic development in theater. Primary procurement activities center on NAICS codes 813110 (religious organizations), 611519 (technical and trade schools), 517112 (wireless telecommunications), 811210 (electronic repair), and 332999 (miscellaneous fabricated metal products). These reflect a broad but targeted demand for specialized services including communications infrastructure, precision equipment maintenance, and custom metal fabrication—indicating deep technical expertise in sustaining complex naval systems under austere conditions.