Brian Furness

Brian Furness serves as a key procurement lead within Navsup Weapon Systems Support, responsible for managing complex acquisitions critical to the sustainment and modernization of U.S. Navy aviation and weapon systems. He oversees the procurement of specialized aircraft components, avionics, power generation systems, and mission-critical electronics, ensuring operational readiness across legacy and next-generation platforms. His work directly supports the agency’s mission to maintain combat-ready naval forces through timely, technically rigorous contracting for high-reliability hardware and subsystems. Furness handles sole-source, competitive, and performance-based acquisitions under FAR and DFARS guidelines, often navigating technical specifications tied to military standards such as MIL-STD and DO-160. Furness maintains long-standing relationships with Tier 1 defense contractors including Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Thales Defense & Security Inc., AMD International Technologies LLC, Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, and Mission Systems Wimborne Limited. These partnerships are typically structured around technical specialization, sustainment contracts, and long-term support agreements for mission-essential systems. His procurement approach emphasizes technical compliance, supply chain continuity, and performance accountability, often leveraging Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) and Basic Ordering Agreements (BOAs) to ensure rapid response to fleet requirements. Furness’s contracting portfolio reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 98.9% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions. Small business participation is minimal, representing only 1.1% of total awards, primarily under Total Small Business Set-Asides (FAR 19.5), indicating a focus on mission-critical capabilities that often require large-scale industrial base expertise rather than socioeconomic preferences. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), encompassing flight control systems, propulsion subsystems, and mission avionics, alongside NAICS 335311 (Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing) for ruggedized power conditioning and electrical distribution hardware. His technical domain expertise centers on high-integrity aerospace systems requiring strict certification, traceability, and environmental compliance under military and aerospace standards.