Kristin Clemens

Kristin Clemens serves as a primary contracting professional within Navsup Weapon Systems Support, playing a pivotal role in securing mission-critical components for U.S. Navy aviation and weapon systems. She manages the acquisition of specialized aircraft parts, avionics, power generation systems, and mission-critical electronics, ensuring operational readiness across legacy and next-generation naval platforms. Her work directly supports the agency’s mandate to sustain, repair, and modernize naval air capabilities through timely and technically sound procurement actions. Clemens handles complex, high-stakes contracts requiring deep technical oversight and supply chain coordination, often involving custom-engineered solutions for defense-critical environments. She maintains long-standing relationships with leading defense contractors including Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Thales Defense & Security Inc., AMD International Technologies LLC, Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, and Mission Systems Wimborne Limited. These partnerships are characterized by sustained collaboration on technically demanding procurements involving aerospace subsystems, electronic warfare components, and mission-critical wiring systems. Clemens consistently engages these prime contractors for integrated solutions that meet stringent military specifications, emphasizing performance reliability, traceability, and compliance with DoD technical standards. Clemens’s procurement portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on accessing the broadest possible industrial base capable of delivering complex, high-reliability systems required for naval aviation. While small business participation is not formally prioritized through socioeconomic set-asides, her contracting approach remains aligned with DoD-wide goals for competitive, merit-based sourcing. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), where she acquires specialized avionics, flight control components, and auxiliary power units. Secondary emphasis is placed on NAICS 335931 (Current-Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing) for mission-critical electrical systems and NAICS 333998 for general-purpose machinery supporting weapon system integration. Her expertise spans aerospace engineering domains, with a strong command of military standards governing environmental resilience, electromagnetic compatibility, and life-cycle sustainment.