Jennifer Richie

Jennifer Richie serves as a key procurement professional within Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA HQ), supporting the acquisition and lifecycle management of mission-critical naval systems essential to fleet readiness and technological superiority. She manages complex contracting actions focused on advanced naval electronics, combat systems, and ordnance integration, ensuring alignment with the Department of the Navy’s strategic imperatives for undersea and surface warfare capabilities. Her work directly enables the modernization of warships and the fielding of next-generation sensor, navigation, and weapons systems, bridging technical requirements with contractual execution across the defense industrial base. Richie maintains established relationships with leading defense contractors including Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Huntington Ingalls Incorporated, G.S.E. Dynamics, Inc., and Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, alongside international shipbuilder Damen Shipbuilding & Cooperation B.V. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term partnerships with prime contractors capable of delivering integrated naval platforms and high-reliability subsystems, often coordinating multi-year, multi-contract portfolios to support sustained shipbuilding and system upgrades. She frequently engages vendors with proven expertise in naval architecture, electronic warfare, and precision ordnance manufacturing. Richie’s procurement activity is exclusively conducted under open competition, with no set-asides for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic programs. Her portfolio reflects a deliberate focus on technical complexity and scale, where capabilities are sourced from industry leaders with the infrastructure to meet stringent military specifications and certification standards, rather than socioeconomic preferences. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334511 for naval and aeronautical navigation and guidance systems and NAICS 332994 for ordnance and small arms accessories. She specializes in acquiring radar, sonar, fire control, targeting systems, and munitions integration components, demonstrating deep domain expertise in maritime combat systems engineering and defense electronics procurement.