Autumn Dickinson

Autumn Dickinson serves as a key procurement lead within the Commander (M00264) under the Department of the Navy, supporting the sustainment and modernization of naval warfighting systems. She manages mission-critical acquisitions focused on tactical computing, command and control architectures, and armored vehicle systems, ensuring operational readiness through integrated technology solutions. Her work directly enables the agency’s priorities in cyber-enabled decision support, real-time sensor networks, and advanced communications infrastructure, aligning procurement strategy with fleet modernization goals and defense industrial base resilience. Dickinson maintains consistent contracting relationships with specialized defense contractors including Goldbelt Hawk L.L.C., Alex-Alternative Experts, LLC, Tnda Technologies Inc., BC Market Solutions LLC, and Biospace, Inc., each bringing niche expertise in explosives manufacturing, armored vehicle components, and mission-specific instrumentation. Her procurement approach favors long-term vendor partnerships with firms possessing deep technical capabilities in military-grade systems, emphasizing performance-based contracting and technical compliance over cost alone. These relationships reflect a strategic reliance on industry specialists capable of supporting classified and high-integrity defense programs. Her contracting patterns show a strong preference for open competition, with 86.7% of awards issued without set-asides, indicating a focus on technical merit and industrial capacity over socioeconomic categorization. However, she consistently allocates 13.3% of opportunities to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured commitment to small business participation where capabilities align with mission needs. Dickinson’s procurement portfolio is heavily concentrated in NAICS 332992 (Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing) and 335920 (Explosives Manufacturing), each representing 27.3% of activity, followed by 336992 (Military Armored Vehicle Manufacturing) at 18.2%. She also procures specialized systems under 334511 (navigation and guidance instruments) and 335999 (miscellaneous electrical components), reflecting expertise in high-reliability ordnance, survivable platforms, and mission-critical electronics for naval combat systems.