Roxana Lopez

Roxana Lopez serves as a key procurement professional at the Southwest Regional Maintenance Center under the Department of the Navy, where she manages acquisitions critical to sustaining naval vessel readiness. Her responsibilities encompass the planning, solicitation, and award of contracts for industrial support services, ship repair infrastructure, and specialized equipment essential to fleet maintenance operations. She plays a central role in executing the agency’s mission to ensure operational availability of naval assets through timely and compliant contracting, with a focus on complex, mission-critical procurements requiring technical expertise in marine engineering and industrial maintenance systems. Lopez maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including W. V. Construction Company, Turn Key Scaffold LLC, Premier Scaffold, Inc., Fairbanks Morse, LLC, and The Sherwin-Williams Company. These partnerships reflect a pattern of engagement with specialized trade contractors and industrial suppliers capable of delivering high-integrity scaffolding, marine coating systems, and propulsion equipment tailored to naval shipyard environments. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and long-term vendor reliability in high-safety, high-regulation settings. A strong advocate for small business participation, Lopez prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, directing nearly two-thirds of her acquisitions to small business concerns. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster competition, enhance industrial base resilience, and meet statutory socioeconomic goals. Her contracting patterns consistently favor small businesses in specialty trade and manufacturing sectors, demonstrating a commitment to equitable opportunity within the defense industrial base. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 238990 (All Other Specialty Trade Contractors), 332510 (Hardware Manufacturing), and 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), aligning with the center’s need for vessel maintenance, structural repairs, and industrial hardware. She routinely procures marine-grade coatings, custom-fabricated components, and turnkey repair services, demonstrating deep technical familiarity with naval engineering standards and shipyard operational requirements.