Diana Hutchinson

Diana Hutchinson serves as a key procurement lead within Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA HQ), where she plays a critical role in advancing the U.S. Navy’s maritime combat capabilities through the acquisition of complex naval platforms and mission-critical systems. She manages the full lifecycle contracting process for shipbuilding and repair initiatives, ensuring alignment with naval modernization priorities and fleet readiness objectives. Her portfolio encompasses large-scale, technically demanding contracts for the design, construction, and integration of surface and undersea vessels, as well as associated combat systems and naval electronics, supporting NAVSEA’s mission to sustain technological superiority across the fleet. Hutchinson maintains strategic partnerships with industry leaders including Huntington Ingalls Incorporated, Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Damen Shipbuilding & Cooperation B.V., G.S.E. Dynamics, Inc., and Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC. These relationships reflect a focus on prime contractors with proven expertise in naval architecture, shipyard operations, and integrated warfare systems. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, risk mitigation, and long-term sustainment, often involving multi-year, multi-phase acquisition strategies that require close coordination with engineering and logistics teams. Her procurement activity is exclusively non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition, reflecting the scale, technical complexity, and national security sensitivity of the programs she oversees. While small business participation is not formally structured through socioeconomic set-asides, she ensures competitive rigor and vendor diversity through transparent solicitation practices and robust market research. Her primary focus is on NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), where she procures end-to-end naval vessel systems—from hull construction and propulsion integration to combat system installation and mission-specific electronics. Her expertise lies in managing procurements for next-generation warships, dry-docking, and fleet modernization, requiring deep familiarity with naval engineering standards, defense acquisition regulations, and lifecycle support frameworks.