Jacqueline Black

Jacqueline Black serves as a key procurement professional within Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSPEC HQ), 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 systems. She manages complex contracting actions centered on shipbuilding, repair, and integration of advanced maritime technologies, ensuring alignment with lifecycle support requirements and fleet readiness objectives. Her work directly enables the acquisition of surface and undersea platforms, focusing on technical specifications that uphold naval superiority and operational resilience across evolving threat environments. She maintains enduring relationships with industry leaders including Damen Shipbuilding & Cooperation B.V., Huntington Ingalls Incorporated, Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, G.S.E. Dynamics, Inc., and Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for established prime contractors with proven capabilities in naval architecture, combat systems integration, and marine engineering. Her contracting patterns emphasize full and open competition, leveraging long-term vendor expertise to deliver high-assurance, mission-essential platforms while maintaining strict compliance with defense acquisition regulations. Jacqueline’s procurement portfolio is overwhelmingly dominated by non-set-aside contracts, with 93.8% awarded under full and open competition, reflecting a strategic focus on technical capability over socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is limited at 6.3%, it is consistently directed toward Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, indicating a measured but compliant approach to socioeconomic goals without compromising mission-critical delivery timelines or technical standards. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), encompassing the design, construction, and overhaul of naval warships, including destroyers, frigates, and auxiliary vessels. She routinely oversees contracts for hull systems, propulsion integration, survivability enhancements, and embedded combat systems, demonstrating deep technical fluency in naval engineering domains and defense acquisition frameworks.