Christina Simpson

Christina E. Simpson serves as the primary contracting professional at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division, where she manages the acquisition of critical ordnance systems, precision instrumentation, and specialized manufacturing capabilities essential to naval warfare readiness. Her role centers on executing full-cycle procurements for advanced explosives handling systems, test equipment, and engineering support services aligned with the Navy’s modernization priorities. She ensures compliance with defense acquisition regulations while facilitating timely delivery of mission-critical technologies through competitive and set-aside pathways, directly supporting the agency’s mission to sustain and enhance the Navy’s ordnance lifecycle capabilities. Simpson maintains consistent partnerships with a select group of specialized contractors, including TOTAL CONCEPTS OF DESIGN INC for engineering design services, Boh Environmental, L.L.C. for hazardous material handling solutions, CHUCKING MACHINE PRODUCTS, INC. for precision machining components, CANADIAN COMMERCIAL CORP for international procurement coordination, and DEVAL LIFE CYCLE SUPPORT LLC for maintenance and sustainment support. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration with firms possessing niche technical expertise in ordnance systems, ensuring reliable, secure, and compliant delivery of high-integrity components and services. A strong advocate for small business participation, Simpson prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides, which account for over 72% of her acquisitions, demonstrating a robust commitment to fostering competition among small and disadvantaged firms. She also routinely utilizes 8(a) competed set-asides, reflecting a deliberate strategy to empower socioeconomically disadvantaged businesses while maintaining rigorous performance standards. Her contracting patterns consistently align with federal socioeconomic goals, ensuring equitable access to defense opportunities. Her procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 334310 and 334419, reflecting a specialization in electronic component manufacturing for ordnance control systems and specialized audio/video instrumentation used in explosive testing environments. She also procures machine tool manufacturing services (333517) and niche support services, including janitorial and educational support, to maintain operational readiness at high-security test facilities. Simpson’s expertise lies at the intersection of defense engineering and complex supply chain management for high-risk, high-reliability systems.