Danielle Julian-Klier

Danielle Julian-Klier serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (N00164), where she supports the acquisition of advanced electronic, electro-optical, and ordnance systems critical to naval warfare readiness. She manages complex contract actions aligned with the agency’s mission to develop, test, and sustain cutting-edge signal processing, electronic warfare, and precision sensing technologies for surface and expeditionary forces. Her portfolio primarily encompasses research and development contracts, engineering services, and specialized technical support, ensuring the Navy maintains technological superiority in contested electromagnetic environments. Julian-Klier maintains sustained working relationships with leading defense contractors including Lockheed Martin Corporation, Programs Management Analytics & Technologies Inc., and Integrity Defense Services Inc., reflecting a preference for established industry partners with proven capabilities in systems integration, electronic warfare modernization, and mission-critical engineering. She also engages specialized contractors such as Black Hills Ammunition Inc. for ordnance-related solutions and McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC for facility infrastructure support, indicating a diverse but focused vendor ecosystem centered on technical excellence and mission alignment. Her contracting activity shows no reliance on socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on technical capability over socioeconomic preferences, prioritizing mission need and performance outcomes above programmatic diversity targets. Her procurement focus is heavily concentrated in NAICS 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences) and 541330 (Engineering Services), underscoring deep expertise in advanced R&D for radar, communications, and electronic attack systems. She routinely procures signal intelligence platforms, electronic countermeasures, and ruggedized electro-optical hardware, demonstrating a technical command of naval electronic warfare domains and the lifecycle support required to sustain them.