Adrienne Johns

Adrienne Johns serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Puget Sound, supporting the readiness and sustainment of U.S. Navy surface and submarine fleets. She manages the acquisition of specialized fabricated metal components and industrial maintenance systems critical to naval vessel integrity and operational longevity. Her responsibilities include soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts for precision-engineered hardware, mechanical subsystems, and structural assemblies that ensure the continued seaworthiness and mission capability of naval platforms. She operates within a highly technical procurement environment requiring deep familiarity with naval engineering standards and fabrication specifications. Johns maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of specialized industrial contractors, including Timken Gears & Services Inc., Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical Corp, Bellingham Marine Industries, Palfinger Marine USA, and Jered LLC. These vendors provide mission-critical marine engineering solutions such as gear drives, electro-mechanical actuators, marine davit systems, and custom-fabricated structural components. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, technical validation, and performance-based delivery, ensuring alignment with Navy maintenance cycles and quality assurance protocols. Johns demonstrates an unwavering commitment to small business participation, with 100% of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to cultivate a resilient, agile supplier base capable of meeting the Navy’s unique fabrication demands. She actively engages small manufacturers with proven expertise in precision metalworking, fostering economic opportunity while strengthening supply chain resilience. Her procurement focus is exclusively centered on NAICS 332999—All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing—encompassing custom-fabricated marine hardware, structural fittings, corrosion-resistant assemblies, and non-standard mechanical components. She specializes in sourcing high-integrity metal products engineered to withstand harsh maritime environments, requiring expertise in metallurgy, welding standards, and naval fabrication specifications.