Bernita Courtney

Bernita Courtney serves as a Purchasing Agent at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWC Dahlgren), where she plays a critical role in executing procurements that support the development and integration of advanced naval warfare systems. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions spanning electronic systems, communications equipment, and embedded computing technologies, ensuring alignment with the agency’s mission to enhance surface ship combat capabilities through research, development, and test evaluation. Her work directly enables the procurement of mission-critical hardware and services that underpin electronic warfare, signal processing, and networked command and control architectures. Courtney maintains consistent partnerships with key contractors including TEX-TECH ENGINEERED COMPOSITES, LLC, TATITLEK GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC., 3DB LABS INC, WASTE REMOVAL USA, LLC, and BOWHEAD PROGRAM MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONS, LLC. These relationships reflect a strategic focus on specialized engineering services, advanced manufacturing, and mission support solutions. Her procurement approach emphasizes collaboration with vendors possessing technical expertise in defense-grade electronics, composite materials, and IT infrastructure, fostering long-term vendor engagement grounded in compliance and performance accountability. A strong advocate for small business participation, Courtney consistently prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, with over 73% of her acquisitions reserved for small businesses. This pattern underscores a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals, actively engaging small disadvantaged, woman-owned, and service-disabled veteran-owned firms to broaden the industrial base and promote innovation within the defense supply chain. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS codes related to electronic computer manufacturing, printed circuit assembly, and other communications equipment manufacturing, with additional emphasis on computer-related services and software publishing. She specializes in acquiring high-reliability electronic assemblies, embedded systems, and specialized IT services critical to modern naval combat systems, demonstrating deep familiarity with defense electronics supply chains and DoD acquisition compliance standards.