Yarinee Tafur

Yarinee Tafur serves as a secondary procurement specialist within the Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Sigonella Naples Office, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain operational readiness across the Mediterranean theater. In this capacity, she facilitates the acquisition of critical ship repair, maintenance, and modernization services essential to fleet availability. Her work directly enables the agency’s core function of ensuring naval vessel sustainment through timely and compliant contracting actions, primarily supporting shipbuilding and repair activities under the NAICS 336611 category. She collaborates closely with senior contracting officers to execute complex, mission-critical procurements aligned with Navy engineering and logistics requirements. Tafur maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including TERRESTRIS, LLC, RA INTERNATIONAL FZCO, and ALLIUM US HOLDING LLC, all of which provide specialized vessel overhaul, industrial component supply, and technical support services. These partnerships reflect a preference for established vendors with proven capabilities in naval infrastructure sustainment and international logistics coordination. Her procurement patterns indicate a reliance on experienced contractors capable of delivering high-complexity, technical solutions under time-sensitive operational timelines, often involving cross-border supply chain coordination. Tafur’s contracting activity is exclusively non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on maximizing technical capability and global vendor access rather than socioeconomic set-asides, aligning with the agency’s urgent operational demands and the specialized nature of its procurement needs. While small business participation is not formally prioritized, the contracts awarded frequently involve firms with niche expertise that meet stringent defense standards regardless of size classification. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), encompassing dry-dock services, hull repairs, propulsion system overhauls, and naval architecture support, with a secondary emphasis on NAICS 332911 (Industrial Valve Manufacturing) for critical fluid control systems. She specializes in acquiring engineered components and services that directly impact vessel seaworthiness and mission readiness, demonstrating deep familiarity with naval engineering specifications and defense logistics protocols.