Candace Crosen

Candace Crosen serves as a key procurement professional within Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA HQ), supporting the acquisition and lifecycle management of mission-critical naval ordnance systems and engineering services. She plays a pivotal role in advancing the Navy’s combat readiness by overseeing contracts for small arms, ordnance accessories, and specialized defense technologies that directly support surface and undersea warfare platforms. Her work ensures the timely integration of advanced munitions and supporting systems into the fleet, aligning with NAVSEA’s strategic mandate to sustain technological superiority and operational capability across the maritime domain. Crosen maintains consistent contracting relationships with leading defense industry partners including Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Huntington Ingalls Incorporated, G.S.E. Dynamics, Inc., and Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, as well as international shipbuilder Damen Shipbuilding & Cooperation B.V. These partnerships reflect a focus on high-assurance, mission-critical suppliers with proven capabilities in ordnance manufacturing, systems integration, and naval engineering. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting and long-term vendor collaboration to ensure reliability, interoperability, and compliance with naval technical standards. Crosen’s contracting portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a deliberate emphasis on technical capability, industrial base readiness, and national security requirements over socioeconomic set-asides, prioritizing mission-critical delivery over socioeconomic classification criteria. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 332994 (Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing), accounting for 87.5% of her activity, with secondary emphasis on NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services). She routinely procures precision ordnance components, explosive train systems, munitions handling equipment, and technical engineering support for weapon system integration, demonstrating deep expertise in naval ordnance lifecycle management and defense systems engineering.