Jeannine Cunningham

Jeannine Cunningham supports the procurement mission of Navsup Fleet Logistics Center Puget Sound by managing complex acquisitions critical to the readiness and sustainment of U.S. Navy surface and submarine fleets. She oversees the acquisition of marine engineering systems, precision-fabricated hardware, and industrial maintenance services essential to vessel integrity and operational longevity. Her work centers on contracting for shipbuilding materials, mechanical components, and structural systems, ensuring compliance with naval technical specifications and lifecycle support requirements. She plays a pivotal role in aligning acquisition strategies with the Navy’s broader fleet modernization and maintenance objectives. Cunningham maintains consistent partnerships with key industrial vendors including Timken Gears & Services Inc., Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical Corp, Bellingham Marine Industries, Palfinger Marine USA, and Jered LLC. These relationships are characterized by long-term, performance-based contracting for mission-critical components such as propulsion systems, hydraulic actuators, marine deck equipment, and fabricated structural assemblies. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical validation, supply chain resilience, and vendor reliability, fostering collaborative partnerships that support rapid response to fleet maintenance demands. Her contracting portfolio reflects a strong, deliberate commitment to small business participation, with over 95% of awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This pattern underscores a strategic emphasis on empowering small manufacturers and specialty fabricators, with minimal use of no-set-aside contracts. While women-owned small business set-asides are infrequent, her consistent use of small business set-asides ensures broad socioeconomic inclusion across the industrial base supporting naval maintenance. Cunningham’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 332722 (fastener manufacturing), 336612 (boat building), and 332322 (sheet metal work), with additional activity in shipbuilding and repair (336611) and industrial valve manufacturing (332911). She specializes in acquiring precision-fabricated components, marine-grade structural elements, and mechanical systems requiring strict adherence to naval specifications, demonstrating deep technical expertise in naval engineering supply chains and fabrication standards.