Kelly Hodge

Kelly Hodge serves as a key procurement professional at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Gf, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain and modernize U.S. Navy submarines and surface vessels. Responsible for managing complex industrial contracts, Hodge oversees the acquisition of high-integrity electronic components and precision manufacturing services critical to naval vessel readiness. Their work ensures the timely delivery of mission-critical systems through rigorous technical evaluation and compliance with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement requirements. Hodge primarily handles sole-source and competitive acquisitions within specialized industrial sectors, with a focus on maintaining supply chain resilience for classified and controlled naval applications. Hodge maintains longstanding relationships with core contractors including NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION, UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC., PATRIOT GLOBAL LODGING LLC, KARDEX REMSTAR, LLC, and BSE PERFORMANCE, LLC. These partnerships reflect a strategic reliance on established industrial partners capable of delivering specialized engineering, logistics, and facility support services under stringent naval standards. The working relationship pattern is characterized by long-term contract performance, technical collaboration, and adherence to defense-specific quality assurance protocols, with minimal reliance on new vendor onboarding. Hodge’s procurement portfolio exhibits no set-aside preferences, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a mission-critical emphasis on technical capability, security clearance requirements, and industrial capacity over socioeconomic targeting. While small business participation is not formally prioritized, all acquisitions adhere to applicable federal procurement regulations and competitive fairness standards. The agency’s procurement activity is exclusively focused on NAICS 334417 — Electronic Connector Manufacturing — indicating deep specialization in the sourcing of high-reliability electrical and fiber-optic connectors used in submarine and surface ship systems. Hodge’s expertise lies in procuring ruggedized, MIL-SPEC compliant components essential for mission-critical electronic architectures, requiring deep technical understanding of signal integrity, environmental hardening, and defense supply chain traceability.