Sandra Barnes

Sandy L. Barnes serves as a Purchasing Agent at NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Puget Sound, where she plays a critical role in securing mission-critical marine engineering systems, structural components, and industrial maintenance services essential to the readiness of U.S. Navy surface and submarine fleets. Her procurement activities center on acquiring precision-fabricated hardware, mechanical systems, and specialized repair services that ensure the operational sustainability and longevity of naval vessels. Barnes operates within the Department of Defense’s acquisition framework, managing competitive solicitations and contract awards aligned with federal procurement regulations and naval operational requirements. She maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including TIMKEN GEARS & SERVICES INC., CURTISS-WRIGHT ELECTRO-MECHANICAL CORP, BELLINGHAM MARINE INDUSTRIES, INC., PALFINGER MARINE USA, LLC, and JERED LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on high-reliability suppliers of industrial drive systems, marine lifting and handling equipment, shipyard fabrication services, and specialized maintenance solutions. Barnes engages with vendors possessing deep domain expertise in naval environments, prioritizing technical compliance, quality assurance, and supply chain resilience. Barnes demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with 64.5% of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster competition among small businesses, including service-disabled veteran-owned, HUBZone, and 8(a) concerns, while ensuring access to niche capabilities essential to fleet sustainment. Her contracting patterns consistently prioritize small business participation as a core pillar of mission success. Her primary NAICS focus areas include 811310 (commercial and industrial machinery repair), 336611 (shipbuilding and repair), 334513 (industrial process control instrumentation), and 423830 (industrial machinery wholesale). These reflect her technical expertise in procuring precision-engineered components, marine-specific maintenance services, and mission-critical instrumentation systems used in naval vessel upkeep and modernization.