Kelli Bryan

Kelli Bryan serves as a key procurement professional within Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSYSCOM), supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain and modernize the U.S. Navy’s fleet through strategic acquisition of advanced maritime systems. She manages complex contracts for mission-critical naval electronics, including search, detection, navigation, and guidance systems, ensuring alignment with fleet readiness goals and technological superiority in undersea and surface domains. Her work directly supports the lifecycle management of naval platforms, from initial system integration to sustainment, with a focus on high-precision instrumentation and electronic assembly technologies critical to warfighting capability. Bryan maintains consistent contracting relationships with leading defense contractors including Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Huntington Ingalls Incorporated, and G.S.E. Dynamics, Inc., alongside international shipbuilding partner Damen Shipbuilding & Cooperation B.V. These partnerships reflect a blend of prime contractor collaboration and specialized subsystem integration, emphasizing systems engineering, naval electronics integration, and shipboard platform modernization. Her procurement approach prioritizes technical rigor, performance-based outcomes, and long-term sustainment support across multi-year contract vehicles. Her contracting portfolio exhibits an equal split between small business set-asides and open competitions, demonstrating a deliberate balance between fostering innovation through small business participation and leveraging the scale and capabilities of large defense primes. She consistently utilizes Total Small Business Set-Aside authorities under FAR 19.5, actively engaging qualified small businesses in the design and manufacture of mission-critical components. Bryan’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334511 for naval and aeronautical systems, complemented by significant activity in electronic computer manufacturing (334111) and printed circuit assembly (334418). She specializes in acquiring ruggedized avionics, sensor suites, signal processing units, and embedded computing systems tailored for naval environments, reflecting deep expertise in defense electronics, electromagnetic compatibility, and MIL-STD compliance.