Brian Romano

Brian Romano serves as a key procurement professional within Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSYSCOM), supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain and modernize the U.S. Navy’s fleet through strategic acquisition of naval vessels and mission-critical maritime systems. He manages complex contract actions centered on shipbuilding and repair, ensuring the timely delivery of platforms and integrated systems that maintain fleet readiness and technological superiority. His work directly supports the lifecycle management of surface and undersea combatants, overseeing contracts from solicitation through award and performance oversight, with a focus on delivering high-assurance, defense-grade capabilities aligned with naval operational requirements. Romano maintains established relationships with leading defense prime contractors including Huntington Ingalls Incorporated, Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Damen Shipbuilding & Cooperation B.V., G.S.E. Dynamics, Inc., and Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced, large-scale shipbuilders and systems integrators capable of delivering complex, high-integrity naval platforms and subsystems. His contracting approach emphasizes technical compliance, risk mitigation, and performance-based acquisition methods, fostering long-term vendor collaboration to meet rigorous Navy standards for quality, safety, and schedule adherence. Romano’s procurement portfolio reflects a 100% non-set-aside orientation, indicating a strategic focus on full and open competition for mission-critical shipbuilding and repair initiatives. This pattern underscores the technical complexity and scale of the acquisitions he manages, which typically require specialized industrial capabilities beyond the scope of small business participation. While socioeconomic set-asides are not utilized, his contracting decisions prioritize capability, capacity, and readiness over socioeconomic preferences. His primary procurement focus is exclusively under NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), encompassing the design, construction, overhaul, and modernization of naval vessels, including propulsion systems, combat electronics, and hull integrity upgrades. His expertise lies in managing large-scale, multi-year shipbuilding programs requiring deep domain knowledge in naval architecture, marine engineering, and defense systems integration.