Kori Koss

Kori Koss serves as a key procurement professional within Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (N00164), supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to develop, test, and sustain advanced electronic, electro-optical, and ordnance systems for naval warfare. Responsible for managing complex acquisitions in precision sensing, signal processing, and electronic warfare technologies, Koss ensures timely delivery of mission-critical capabilities to surface and expeditionary forces. Their procurement portfolio centers on high-technology systems requiring rigorous testing and integration, including radar detection platforms, communications suites, and electronic countermeasure components, all aligned with the Navy’s modernization priorities. Koss maintains consistent working relationships with leading defense contractors including Lockheed Martin Corporation, Programs Management Analytics & Technologies Inc., and Black Hills Ammunition Inc., reflecting a preference for established industry partners with proven expertise in defense electronics and ordnance systems. These partnerships are characterized by long-term contract performance, technical collaboration, and adherence to stringent military specifications. Additional vendors such as Integrity Defense Services Inc. and McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC support specialized infrastructure and operational sustainment needs, indicating a diversified but focused vendor ecosystem. Koss’s contracting activity reflects a 100% no set-aside profile, indicating a strategic emphasis on full and open competition across all acquisitions. This pattern underscores a mission-driven focus on technical superiority and rapid capability delivery over socioeconomic set-asides, with no reliance on 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs in current procurement practices. The primary NAICS classification for all acquisitions is 334511—Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing—highlighting an exclusive focus on advanced defense electronics. Koss procures mission-essential systems including radar signal processors, electronic warfare suites, guidance instrumentation, and electro-optical sensors, demonstrating deep expertise in the technical domains of naval electronic systems and ordnance integration.