Shayna Connery

Shayna Connery serves as a Contract Specialist at the Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (N55236), under the Department of the Navy, where she plays a pivotal role in executing acquisitions that sustain and modernize naval vessel readiness. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts for shipbuilding, repair, and industrial support services, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and aligning procurements with the Center’s mission to maintain fleet operational availability. Her portfolio primarily includes complex industrial contracts requiring technical oversight, specialized labor, and mission-critical infrastructure, often involving marine engineering and facility modernization requirements. Connery maintains strong, ongoing relationships with key 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 focus on skilled trades, industrial coatings, scaffolding systems, and marine propulsion equipment—critical to shipyard operations. Her procurement approach emphasizes reliability, technical competency, and performance-based outcomes, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in consistent quality and regulatory adherence. A staunch advocate for small business participation, Connery consistently prioritizes socioeconomic set-asides, with 79% of her awards designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. She actively leverages 8(a) competed contracts and demonstrates a clear commitment to expanding opportunities for small, disadvantaged, and service-disabled veteran-owned firms, aligning with Department of the Navy’s broader socioeconomic goals. Her procurement focus is heavily concentrated in NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), accounting for over 84% of her activity, with additional support for specialized services such as reupholstery and furniture repair (NAICS 811420) and self-storage leasing (NAICS 531130). This technical domain expertise underscores her proficiency in managing complex, safety-sensitive industrial contracts essential to naval maintenance operations.