Valentin Perez

Valentin Perez serves as a key procurement lead within the Commanding General’s office under the Department of the Navy, overseeing acquisitions critical to sustaining naval and marine operational readiness. Responsible for managing contracts that support maintenance, logistics, and mission-enabling infrastructure, Perez ensures the timely procurement of specialized equipment and services essential for expeditionary and garrison environments. His portfolio centers on maintaining combat system reliability, mobility asset functionality, and mission-critical support systems, aligning closely with the agency’s strategic priorities in equipment sustainment and force projection readiness. Perez 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 established vendors with proven expertise in defense logistics, industrial equipment support, and technical service delivery. His contracting approach emphasizes reliability, compliance, and performance-based outcomes, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in rigorous contract administration and quality assurance protocols. Perez demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with over 60% of his acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. Women-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses also feature prominently in his award patterns, reflecting a deliberate socioeconomic strategy to broaden vendor diversity while ensuring mission-critical capabilities remain robustly supported. His contracting practices consistently prioritize certified small businesses, reinforcing the Department of the Navy’s mandate for inclusive economic opportunity in defense procurement. His primary technical focus lies in NAICS categories including 561621 for security systems services, 334118 for computer peripheral equipment, and 333924 for industrial material handling machinery. These reflect a specialization in procuring mission-critical hardware, surveillance and access control systems, and industrial-grade equipment used in maintenance depots and forward operating locations. Perez’s expertise spans the integration of ruggedized computing, industrial automation, and environmental control systems essential to naval operational resilience.