Christiana Sapp

Christiana Sapp serves as a key procurement professional within Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain and modernize the U.S. fleet through strategic acquisition of advanced naval systems. She manages complex contracts for mission-critical platforms, focusing on the development, integration, and lifecycle support of naval electronics, shipbuilding components, and combat systems. Her portfolio encompasses high-technology acquisitions aligned with next-generation warship capabilities, including radar, sonar, navigation, and undersea warfare systems, ensuring fleet readiness and technological superiority across surface and undersea domains. Sapp maintains established relationships with leading defense contractors including Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Huntington Ingalls Incorporated, and Damen Shipbuilding & Cooperation B.V., reflecting a preference for Tier-1 prime contractors with proven expertise in naval architecture, systems integration, and maritime engineering. Her contracting patterns emphasize performance-based acquisition strategies, often leveraging full and open competition to secure cutting-edge capabilities from industry leaders with extensive experience in Navy-specific requirements. These partnerships are characterized by long-term collaboration on multi-year modernization programs and technical innovation initiatives. Sapp’s procurement activity is exclusively conducted under full and open competition, with no set-asides for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic categories. This reflects a strategic alignment with NAVSEA’s mission to prioritize technical capability and operational readiness over socioeconomic preferences, ensuring access to the most capable and qualified vendors for mission-critical systems. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334511 for naval and aeronautical sensor and guidance systems, and 336611 for shipbuilding and repair, with supplementary activity in 541519 for specialized computer services supporting system integration and simulation. She specializes in procuring complex, high-reliability systems including combat management software, sonar arrays, electronic warfare suites, and shipboard network infrastructure, demonstrating deep technical expertise in naval electronics and maritime platform integration.