Mitchell King

Rodney King serves as the primary contracting lead for Mschq Norfolk, a critical logistics and sustainment unit within the Department of the Navy. In this role, he manages the acquisition of mission-critical marine equipment, ship repair services, and deep-sea freight transportation systems essential to maintaining the operational readiness of U.S. Navy surface and auxiliary vessels. His procurement portfolio spans high-precision engineering systems and specialized maritime infrastructure, ensuring fleet assets remain deployable and mission-ready. King’s acquisitions are strategically aligned with the agency’s mandate to sustain naval operations through reliable, technically robust supply chains, with a focus on long-term sustainment rather than one-time procurements. King maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of prime contractors, including EXXONMOBIL MARINE LIMITED for marine fuel and logistics support, VIGOR MARINE LLC for shipyard services and vessel maintenance, BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC for systems engineering and technical advisory services, FOREIGN POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC for strategic maritime analysis, and ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC for specialized mechanical components. These partnerships reflect a preference for established, technically capable vendors with proven track records in naval environments, often involving complex, performance-based contract structures. His contracting patterns show a strong preference for unrestricted competitions, with 91.7% of awards issued without set-asides, indicating a focus on technical merit and mission necessity over socioeconomic preferences. Only 8.3% of awards are designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, suggesting a selective but intentional approach to small business inclusion when capabilities align with specialized requirements. King’s procurement focus centers on NAICS categories related to advanced marine and industrial systems, including Search, Detection, Navigation, and Aeronautical Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Industrial Valve Manufacturing (332911), and Switchgear and Switchboard Apparatus Manufacturing (335313). These reflect a technical emphasis on mission-critical instrumentation, control systems, and mechanical components essential to naval vessel operations and maintenance.