Elizabeth Medlock

Elizabeth Medlock serves as a key procurement professional within the Strategic Systems Programs (N00030), supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to ensure the reliability, security, and operational readiness of the U.S. sea-based nuclear deterrent. She manages complex acquisitions for systems engineering, test and evaluation, and weapons integration services critical to submarine-launched ballistic missile programs and their command, control, and communication infrastructure. Her work directly enables the lifecycle management of strategic deterrent systems, ensuring technical fidelity and national security compliance across all phases of acquisition—from requirements definition through sustainment. Medlock maintains consistent contracting relationships with industry leaders including Lockheed Martin Corporation, Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc., Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc., and JRC Integrated Systems, LLC. These partnerships reflect a reliance on prime contractors with deep expertise in defense systems engineering, advanced weapons integration, and mission-critical infrastructure development. Her procurement approach prioritizes established defense contractors with proven capabilities in high-assurance environments, fostering long-term collaborations grounded in technical rigor and programmatic stability. Medlock’s acquisition portfolio reflects a 100% preference for unrestricted, open competition, with no set-asides designated for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic categories. This reflects the highly specialized, classified, and mission-critical nature of the systems under management, where technical expertise and security clearances often necessitate selection from a limited pool of cleared, qualified industry partners. Her procurement focus is overwhelmingly centered on NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), accounting for 83.3% of activity, with additional emphasis on NAICS 541690 (Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services). She procures advanced systems engineering, technical analysis, modeling and simulation, and integration services essential to maintaining the operational integrity of strategic deterrent platforms, demonstrating deep domain expertise in nuclear weapons systems, submarine technologies, and secure command architectures.