Jeannie Cummins

Jeannie Cummins serves as a key procurement lead at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (N00164), where she manages complex acquisitions supporting the Department of the Navy’s advanced electronic, electro-optical, and ordnance systems. Her work directly enables the development, testing, and sustainment of precision sensing, signal processing, and electronic warfare capabilities critical to surface and expeditionary forces. She specializes in securing mission-critical technologies across aerospace and defense domains, with a focus on high-technical-risk procurements requiring rigorous engineering validation and lifecycle support. Cummins maintains consistent contracting relationships with industry leaders such as Lockheed Martin Corporation, Programs Management Analytics & Technologies Inc., and Integrity Defense Services Inc., partnering primarily with established defense contractors and specialized technical service providers. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting and systems integration, often requiring vendors to deliver tailored solutions for radar, communications, and signal intelligence platforms. She collaborates closely with engineering and acquisition teams to ensure contractor deliverables align with Navy technical specifications and operational readiness requirements. Her contracting activity reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 94.7% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions, indicating a focus on technical capability over socioeconomic categorization. While small business participation is limited to 5.3% of awards, primarily under Total Small Business Set-Asides (FAR 19.5), her portfolio remains aligned with mission-critical needs where specialized expertise outweighs socioeconomic targets. Cummins’ procurement portfolio is overwhelmingly concentrated in NAICS 334511, reflecting deep specialization in search, detection, navigation, and guidance systems. She frequently procures advanced electro-optical sensors, radar components, and embedded computing systems, with additional support for engineering services (NAICS 541330) and professional technical services (NAICS 541990). Her domain expertise centers on electronic warfare modernization, signal exploitation, and ordnance system sustainment, ensuring naval forces maintain technological superiority in contested environments.