Scott Taggart

Captain Scott Taggart serves as a Contracting Officer within the Commanding General’s office under the Department of the Navy, where he manages mission-critical acquisitions to sustain operational readiness for naval and marine forces. His portfolio centers on procurement of maintenance, logistics, and specialized support services essential to combat systems, mobility assets, and expeditionary infrastructure. He oversees full lifecycle contracting for technical equipment and mission-enabling systems, ensuring compliance with defense acquisition regulations and alignment with strategic readiness goals across both garrison and deployed environments. His work directly supports the Navy’s imperative to maintain equipment reliability under austere conditions. Captain Taggart maintains established relationships with key contractors including MANCON LLC, GEMINI TECH SERVICES LLC, CHEMBLE SOLUTIONS, LLC, MICROTECHNOLOGIES LLC, and SAELIG COMPANY, INC., primarily engaging firms with demonstrated expertise in defense-grade electronics, specialized maintenance support, and mission-critical component supply. His contracting approach emphasizes proven performance, technical compliance, and responsive service delivery, often leveraging indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) and requirements-based contracts to ensure agile support for dynamic operational needs. A strong advocate for small business participation, Captain Taggart consistently prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, with approximately two-thirds of his awards reserved for small businesses. His contracting patterns reflect a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic programs, frequently utilizing small business set-asides to foster innovation and resilience within the defense industrial base, while maintaining rigorous performance standards. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 335129 (Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing), 339992 (Musical Instrument Manufacturing—reflecting niche electronic component production), and 334290 (Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing), indicating deep specialization in electronic subsystems, ruggedized communications hardware, and embedded systems. He procures mission-critical components for command, control, and sensing platforms, demonstrating technical fluency in defense electronics and field-deployable instrumentation.