Berlinda Stills

Berlinda Stills serves as Team Lead for the Commander (M00264), a critical unit within the Department of the Navy responsible for advancing naval warfighting capabilities through integrated technology and mission-critical support. In this role, she leads the planning, execution, and oversight of acquisition initiatives focused on command and control modernization, tactical computing environments, and cyber-enabled decision support systems. Her procurement portfolio centers on professional services that enhance operational readiness, including systems engineering, logistics consulting, and advanced software integration. She ensures alignment with Department of Defense standards while driving innovation in naval information architectures and sensor communication networks. Stills maintains strong, ongoing relationships with key contractors including GOLDBELT HAWK L.L.C., ALEX-ALTERNATIVE EXPERTS, LLC, TNDA TECHNOLOGIES INC., BC MARKET SOLUTIONS LLC, and BIOSPACE, INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for specialized firms delivering technical consulting, systems design, and mission-specific support services. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes and long-term vendor collaboration, fostering agile, responsive support for dynamic operational requirements across naval platforms and expeditionary environments. Her procurement strategy prioritizes open competition, with 85.7% of awards issued under no set-aside, reflecting a focus on technical capability over socioeconomic classification. However, she consistently allocates 7.1% of awards each to Total Small Business Set-Asides and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Asides, demonstrating a measured but intentional commitment to small business participation in high-impact technical domains. Stills primarily procures services under NAICS 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services), followed by 541519 (Other Computer Related Services) and 541330 (Engineering Services). Her team specializes in acquiring systems engineering, process optimization, and tactical computing solutions that directly support naval command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) modernization efforts.