Brett Markle

Brett Markle serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (N00253), supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to maintain undersea technological superiority. He manages the acquisition of specialized undersea warfare systems, with a primary focus on ammunition manufacturing and related defense technologies essential for submarine and unmanned undersea vehicle operations. His responsibilities include overseeing the full lifecycle of contract awards—from requirements validation and solicitation to contract execution—ensuring alignment with Navy operational needs and defense acquisition regulations. Markle’s portfolio centers on ruggedized electronic systems, signal processing hardware, and high-reliability ordnance components critical to undersea combat readiness. Markle maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of specialized contractors, including Ordnance Technology Service, Inc., Boh Environmental, L.L.C., Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, and EOS of North America, Inc. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in military-grade manufacturing, environmental compliance for hazardous materials, and advanced fabrication of precision ordnance systems. His contracting approach emphasizes technical capability, past performance, and compliance with defense standards, fostering long-term vendor collaborations grounded in mission-critical delivery timelines. Markle’s procurement activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on technical merit and industrial capacity over socioeconomic classifications, prioritizing mission effectiveness and system interoperability. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through set-asides, his contracting process remains compliant with all federal procurement regulations and open to qualified small businesses competing on an equal footing. His primary NAICS focus is 332993—Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing—indicating deep expertise in procuring high-explosive ordnance, warhead assemblies, and specialized propulsion systems for undersea platforms. He consistently sources ruggedized electronics, detonation control systems, and test instrumentation tailored for extreme underwater environments, demonstrating a command of defense-specific engineering standards and materiel lifecycle sustainment requirements.