Jennifer Kramer

Jennifer Kramer serves as a key procurement professional within Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA 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 for shipbuilding, repair, and integration of advanced naval electronics, ensuring alignment with fleet readiness objectives and technological superiority in undersea and surface warfare platforms. Her work spans the full lifecycle of major defense programs, from initial requirements definition through contract execution and performance oversight, with a focus on high-value, technically demanding acquisitions that support next-generation warship development. Kramer maintains established working relationships with leading defense prime contractors including Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Huntington Ingalls Incorporated, Damen Shipbuilding & Cooperation B.V., G.S.E. Dynamics, Inc., and Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC. These partnerships are centered on the design, construction, and integration of naval platforms, propulsion systems, combat electronics, and shipboard instrumentation. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term collaboration with industry leaders capable of delivering high-assurance, mission-critical capabilities under stringent naval specifications and quality assurance standards. Her procurement portfolio reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside categories. This indicates a strategic focus on leveraging the broadest possible industrial base to meet NAVSEA’s technical and operational requirements, rather than prioritizing socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. Small business participation is not a primary driver in her award patterns, consistent with the scale and complexity of the systems she procures. Kramer’s expertise is concentrated in NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), which accounts for 96.3% of her acquisitions, reflecting deep specialization in naval vessel construction, dry-docking, and modernization. The remaining 3.7% aligns with NAICS 334511, focusing on the procurement of advanced nautical and detection systems, including sonar, navigation, and guidance instrumentation. Her domain expertise lies at the intersection of naval architecture, systems integration, and defense industrial base management.