Jack Fergesen

Jack Fergesen serves as a key procurement lead within Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA HQ), where he oversees the acquisition of mission-critical naval vessels and advanced shipboard systems. Responsible for managing full lifecycle contracting activities, he ensures the Navy’s fleet modernization and sustainment objectives are met through timely, compliant, and technically sound contract actions. His portfolio centers on shipbuilding and repair, coordinating complex procurements that integrate propulsion systems, combat electronics, and structural modernization initiatives to maintain operational readiness across the surface and undersea fleet. Fergesen’s work directly supports NAVSEA’s strategic mandate to deliver next-generation warfighting platforms while upholding federal acquisition regulations and defense industrial base resilience. He maintains longstanding relationships with major defense prime 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 focus on large-scale, integrated shipbuilding and systems integration contracts requiring high technical fidelity and stringent quality assurance protocols. Fergesen consistently engages these vendors in competitive, performance-based procurement environments, emphasizing design-to-cost discipline, risk-sharing mechanisms, and delivery schedule accountability. Fergesen’s contracting portfolio reflects a strict preference for full and open competition, with no set-asides utilized in recent award activity. This indicates a procurement strategy prioritizing technical capability and industrial capacity over socioeconomic classifications, aligning with NAVSEA’s need for specialized, large-scale shipyard infrastructure and defense-grade engineering expertise that is currently concentrated among a limited number of qualified industry partners. His primary focus is on NAICS 336611—Ship Building and Repairing—where he procures complex naval platforms including destroyers, amphibious vessels, and support craft, along with associated subsystems such as hull integrity upgrades, integrated power systems, and combat system integration. His technical expertise lies in the procurement of heavy marine engineering, naval architecture, and mission-critical electronic integration, ensuring vessels meet evolving operational requirements and future readiness standards.