Erica K. Adedeji

Erica Adedeji serves as a key procurement professional within Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain and modernize the U.S. fleet through strategic acquisition of naval vessels and mission-critical maritime systems. She manages complex contract actions centered on boat building and shipbuilding lifecycle support, overseeing the acquisition of surface and undersea platforms, integrated propulsion systems, and advanced naval electronics. Her work directly enables fleet readiness and technological superiority by ensuring timely delivery of high-integrity, combat-ready vessels and components aligned with Navy modernization priorities. Adedeji maintains longstanding relationships with leading defense and shipbuilding contractors, including Huntington Ingalls Incorporated, Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Damen Shipbuilding & Cooperation B.V., G.S.E. Dynamics, Inc., and Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC. These partnerships reflect a mix of prime contractor engagements for large-scale vessel construction and specialized subsystem integration. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and lifecycle cost efficiency, fostering collaborative relationships with industry partners capable of delivering complex, defense-grade maritime platforms. Her procurement portfolio is predominantly open competition, with 75% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions, reflecting the scale and technical complexity of naval shipbuilding requirements. However, she consistently allocates 25% of opportunities to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a structured commitment to small business participation without compromising mission-critical performance standards. Her expertise is narrowly focused on NAICS 336612 (Boat Building), encompassing the full spectrum of naval vessel acquisition—from patrol craft and auxiliary ships to advanced combatant platforms. She procures integrated hull, mechanical, and electrical systems, propulsion modules, and mission-specific electronics tailored to naval operational environments, underscoring deep technical fluency in maritime defense engineering and shipyard production workflows.