Stephanie Forman

Stephanie Forman serves as a key procurement professional within the Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain and modernize naval surface platforms through industrial-level maintenance and repair. She manages acquisitions for critical mechanical, structural, and electro-mechanical systems essential to fleet readiness, including overhead crane systems, air and gas compressors, specialized engine equipment, and precision machine shop services. Her work ensures the operational integrity of naval vessels by securing high-reliability components and infrastructure upgrades aligned with naval engineering standards and lifecycle sustainment requirements. Forman maintains established relationships with core industrial contractors including Fairlead Boatworks, Inc., General Dynamics Information Technology, Howard W. Pence, Inc., and Kampi Components Co., Inc., reflecting a preference for vendors with proven expertise in naval-grade fabrication, systems integration, and complex mechanical assembly. Her contracting patterns emphasize long-term vendor partnerships with firms possessing specialized capabilities in marine and defense-grade manufacturing, often requiring compliance with military specifications and quality assurance protocols such as AS9100 and MIL-STD-45662. Her procurement strategy prioritizes open competition, with 73.3% of awards issued without set-asides, yet she consistently allocates 26.7% of opportunities to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a balanced commitment to both efficiency and socioeconomic inclusion. While not heavily reliant on 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, she actively supports small businesses with technical capacity in heavy machinery, industrial automation, and naval infrastructure support. Forman’s primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 333923 (overhead crane and monorail systems), 333618 (engine equipment), 333912 (air and gas compressors), 334220 (radio and communications equipment), and 332710 (machine shops). Her technical domain expertise spans mechanical subsystems, industrial maintenance equipment, and mission-critical support systems integral to naval shipyard operations and shore-based infrastructure modernization.