Spencer Butherus

Spencer W. Butherus serves as a Contract Specialist at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard IMF (N4523A), supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain fleet readiness through expert procurement of ship repair, maintenance, and industrial support services. He manages the full lifecycle of acquisition actions—from market research and solicitation development to contract award and administration—ensuring compliance with FAR and Navy-specific regulations. His portfolio primarily encompasses complex industrial contracts for vessel overhauls, precision equipment, and mission-critical infrastructure, requiring deep technical understanding of naval engineering standards and shipyard operational requirements. Butherus maintains longstanding partnerships with key vendors including LAKE UNION DRYDOCK CO, SUNBELT RENTALS, INC, FLUKE ELECTRONICS CORP, PAULEY RODINE INC, and MOTIVE POWER MARINE, LLC. These relationships reflect a strategic alignment with contractors capable of delivering specialized shipyard services, industrial rental equipment, calibration and diagnostic instrumentation, and marine propulsion systems. His procurement approach emphasizes reliability, technical proficiency, and timely delivery, fostering collaborative vendor engagement to meet the shipyard’s demanding maintenance schedules and safety protocols. A strong advocate for small business participation, Butherus consistently prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, with approximately 72% of his acquisitions reserved for small businesses. This reflects a deliberate and sustained commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals, ensuring opportunities for small, disadvantaged, and veteran-owned firms to contribute to national defense industrial capabilities. His contracting patterns demonstrate a deliberate effort to broaden the supplier base while maintaining rigorous performance standards. His technical focus centers on NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), with significant activity in industrial machinery (423830), precision process instrumentation (334513), welding equipment (333992), and prefabricated metal components (332311). This specialization underscores his expertise in procuring high-integrity industrial systems essential to naval vessel sustainment, requiring close coordination with engineering and logistics teams to align procurement with technical specifications and operational timelines.