Sgt Champlain, Cole

Sgt Champlain, Cole serves as a key procurement lead within the Commanding General’s office under the Department of the Navy, responsible for managing critical acquisitions that sustain operational readiness across naval and marine expeditionary and garrison environments. His work centers on securing maintenance, logistics, and specialized support services essential to combat systems, mobility assets, and mission-enabling infrastructure. He handles a diverse portfolio of contracts spanning equipment repair, technical support, and niche manufacturing, ensuring compliance with DoN readiness standards and timely delivery of mission-critical capabilities. Sgt Champlain maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including MANCON LLC, GEMINI TECH SERVICES LLC, CHEMBLE SOLUTIONS, LLC, MICROTECHNOLOGIES LLC, and SAELIG COMPANY, INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for specialized vendors capable of delivering precision maintenance, technical components, and customized equipment solutions. His contracting approach emphasizes reliability, technical specificity, and rapid response, often engaging firms with proven expertise in defense-adjacent industrial niches and agile service delivery. A strong advocate for small business participation, Sgt Champlain consistently structures acquisitions to maximize small business set-asides, with approximately 70% of his contracts designated under FAR 19.5 as total small business set-asides. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster vendor diversity, promote economic resilience within the defense industrial base, and leverage the agility of small firms in meeting dynamic operational requirements. His procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS categories including 481219 (Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation), 314999 (All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills), and 337215 (Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locker Manufacturing), indicating specialized needs in transport logistics support, durable gear and storage solutions, and field-deployable infrastructure. He also frequently procures services under 811210 (Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance), demonstrating deep technical expertise in sustaining electronic systems and precision tools critical to naval and marine operations.