David F. Little

David Little serves as a key procurement professional within Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA HQ), supporting the acquisition and lifecycle management of advanced naval systems critical to fleet readiness and technological superiority. He oversees contracts for mission-critical maritime electronics, navigation systems, and integrated combat platforms, ensuring alignment with the Department of the Navy’s strategic modernization goals. His work directly enables the development and sustainment of next-generation warship capabilities, with a focus on high-complexity systems requiring rigorous engineering validation and defense-grade compliance. He operates within a framework of full and open competition, consistently prioritizing technical excellence and operational interoperability over socioeconomic set-asides. His primary contractor relationships include leading defense prime contractors such as Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Huntington Ingalls Incorporated, and G.S.E. Dynamics, Inc., with whom he collaborates on integrated sensor suites, undersea warfare systems, and naval command and control architectures. He also engages with international shipbuilders like Damen Shipbuilding & Cooperation B.V. and specialized technology firms such as Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, reflecting a preference for established defense-industrial partners with proven track records in naval systems integration and systems engineering. David Little’s procurement activity is exclusively conducted under full and open competition, with no set-asides utilized, indicating a strategic emphasis on leveraging the broadest possible industrial base to meet demanding technical requirements. His approach reflects NAVSEA’s priority for mission-critical performance over socioeconomic preferences, ensuring access to the most capable and experienced suppliers for complex defense systems. His core procurement focus lies in NAICS 334511 for nautical and navigation systems and NAICS 541519 for advanced computer-related services, underscoring deep expertise in radar, sonar, electronic warfare, and real-time data processing systems. He routinely acquires embedded software, signal processing hardware, and mission-critical cybersecurity-enabled platforms essential to modern naval combat systems.