Billie Wunderle

Billie Wunderle serves as a Contract Specialist at MSCHQ Norfolk, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain operational readiness of U.S. Navy surface and auxiliary vessels through strategic procurement of maritime logistics and maintenance services. In this role, she manages the full lifecycle of contract actions for critical ship repair, deep-sea freight transport, and mission-critical marine equipment, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and naval operational requirements. Her acquisitions directly enable fleet sustainment, focusing on high-priority logistics contracts that support continuous naval deployment and maritime infrastructure resilience. Wunderle maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including ExxonMobil Marine Limited, Vigor Marine LLC, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., Ontic Engineering & Manufacturing, Inc., and the Foreign Policy Research Institute. These partnerships reflect a blend of industrial shipyard capabilities, defense consulting expertise, and specialized marine logistics providers. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration with firms possessing proven technical proficiency in naval support environments, often requiring specialized certifications and security clearances. Her contracting patterns show a strong preference for open competition, with 84.6% of awards issued without set-aside designations, reflecting the technical complexity and scale of required services. Nevertheless, she actively supports small business participation through Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, accounting for 15.4% of awards, demonstrating a balanced commitment to both mission necessity and socioeconomic contracting goals. Wunderle’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 483111 (Deep Sea Freight Transportation), which constitutes 76.9% of her portfolio, followed by coastal freight (483113) and deep-sea passenger transport (483112). She specializes in procuring heavy-lift maritime cargo services, vessel maintenance contracts, and strategic marine logistics solutions critical to global naval operations, underscoring her deep expertise in maritime transportation systems and defense supply chain resilience.