Genevieve F. Cushman

Genevieve F. Cushman is a procurement professional specializing in naval shipbuilding and repair acquisitions, overseeing the full lifecycle of complex maritime defense contracts. She plays a critical role in executing the agency’s strategic objectives to modernize and sustain the nation’s naval fleet, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and technical specifications for shipyard infrastructure, propulsion systems, and combat-ready vessel upgrades. Her acquisitions typically involve large-scale, multi-year contracts for new construction, dry-dock overhauls, and system integrations requiring stringent quality assurance and naval engineering standards. While no specific contractor relationships are currently identifiable, her procurement activity consistently engages prime contractors with proven expertise in naval architecture, marine engineering, and military shipyard operations. These vendors typically possess DOD clearance, ASME and ABS certifications, and experience in Navy-specific compliance frameworks such as MIL-STD and NAVSEA standards. Her working relationships are characterized by long-term, performance-based partnerships that emphasize technical fidelity, schedule adherence, and lifecycle support. Cushman’s contracting portfolio reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of her awards issued without set-aside designations. This indicates a focus on maximizing technical capability and industrial capacity over socioeconomic categorizations, aligning with mission-critical requirements where specialized shipbuilding expertise is limited to a small pool of qualified industry participants. Her primary focus is on NAICS 336611 — Ship Building and Repairing — encompassing the procurement of surface combatants, auxiliary vessels, and support infrastructure for naval shipyards. She oversees acquisitions of advanced hull materials, integrated combat systems, propulsion upgrades, and corrosion-resistant coatings, demonstrating deep technical fluency in naval engineering domains and the unique logistics of maritime defense sustainment.