Rebecca Jex

Rebecca Jex serves as a key procurement professional at Navsup Fleet Logistics Center Puget Sound, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain the readiness of surface and submarine fleets through strategic acquisition of marine engineering systems and industrial maintenance services. She manages complex contracting actions for shipbuilding materials, structural components, and precision-fabricated hardware critical to vessel integrity and operational longevity. Her work directly enables fleet sustainment by ensuring timely delivery of mission-critical components, often under tight technical and logistical constraints, with a focus on compliance with naval specifications and defense acquisition regulations. Jex maintains established relationships with leading vendors such as Timken Gears & Services Inc., Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical Corp, Bellingham Marine Industries, Palfinger Marine USA, and Jered LLC, all of whom provide specialized marine systems, electro-mechanical controls, and shipyard fabrication services. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in naval-grade manufacturing, corrosion-resistant materials, and integrated propulsion systems. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, technical validation, and performance-based acquisition strategies to ensure reliability in harsh maritime environments. Her procurement patterns demonstrate a strong commitment to small business participation, with 66.7% of awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5 and an additional 16.7% designated as HUBZone set-asides. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster economic resilience within the defense industrial base by prioritizing qualified small and disadvantaged firms capable of delivering specialized marine and industrial services. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), encompassing structural fabrication, hull modifications, and marine mechanical systems. Secondary activity includes commercial building construction (236220) for facility upgrades and specialized manufacturing in HVAC and textile product mills to support onboard environmental and protective systems. Her technical expertise spans naval engineering standards, MIL-SPEC compliance, and lifecycle maintenance procurement.