Justin Rianna

Justin Rianna serves as a secondary procurement contact within Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport, supporting the agency’s mission to advance naval warfare capabilities through the acquisition of advanced maritime systems. Though not a primary contracting officer, he plays a critical role in facilitating the planning, solicitation, and administration of engineering services contracts aligned with undersea, surface, and aerial domain requirements. His responsibilities include coordinating technical requirements, managing vendor engagement, and ensuring alignment with Navy R&D priorities, particularly in sensor systems, electronic warfare components, and integrated communication architectures. He operates within a highly technical procurement environment where precision in scope definition and compliance with defense acquisition regulations is essential. Rianna maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized contractors including Science Applications International Corporation, Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, Astronics Test Systems Inc, Serco Inc, and Mikel Inc. These partnerships are primarily centered on high-fidelity engineering support, system integration, and test & evaluation services for naval platforms. His engagement patterns reflect a preference for established defense-industrial base vendors with proven expertise in classified and sensitive maritime technologies, often involving long-term task order agreements under indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts. There is no evidence of set-aside preferences in Rianna’s procurement activity; all awards are issued under full and open competition, with no utilization of 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic programs. This reflects the agency’s focus on mission-critical technical capabilities that require specialized, non-traditional defense contractors with advanced clearance and domain expertise. His procurement portfolio is exclusively focused on NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), encompassing systems engineering, test and evaluation, signal processing, and embedded systems development for naval sensors and navigation systems. He supports the development of next-generation sonar arrays, electronic attack suites, and secure underwater communication networks, demonstrating deep technical fluency in naval electronic warfare and maritime domain awareness.