Christina Berenato

Christina Berenato 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 complex shipbuilding and systems integration contracts. She manages the acquisition lifecycle for major naval platforms, overseeing the procurement of combat systems, hull machinery, and mission-critical naval electronics essential to fleet readiness. Her work directly enables the design, construction, and upgrade of surface and undersea vessels, ensuring technological superiority and operational resilience across the maritime domain. She handles full-spectrum contract actions, including competitive sealed bidding, negotiated procurements, and long-term support agreements under FAR and DFARS frameworks. Berenato maintains strategic relationships with leading shipbuilders and defense 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 focus on prime contractors with proven expertise in naval architecture, integrated combat systems, and shipyard modernization. Her contracting patterns emphasize performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and lifecycle support, fostering long-term collaboration with vendors capable of delivering high-assurance, mission-critical naval capabilities under stringent quality and security standards. Her procurement portfolio reflects no set-aside preferences, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This underscores a commitment to selecting the most capable industrial partners based on technical merit, production capacity, and systems integration expertise, rather than socioeconomic designations. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her award strategy, all solicitations adhere to federal transparency and fairness requirements. Berenato’s primary focus lies within NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), where she procures everything from steel-hulled warships to advanced sonar, propulsion, and electrical distribution systems. Her technical domain expertise spans naval engineering, shipyard infrastructure modernization, and the integration of next-generation combat systems, making her a critical link between operational requirements and industrial execution in the naval maritime sector.