Kristin Simonsen

Kristin M. Simonsen serves as a key procurement professional within the Strategic Systems Programs (N00030) office of the Department of the Navy, where she plays a critical role in managing the lifecycle acquisition of the U.S. Navy’s sea-based strategic deterrent systems. Her responsibilities encompass the full spectrum of contracting activities for highly classified, mission-critical platforms—including submarine-launched ballistic missiles, weapons integration systems, and secure command, control, and communications infrastructure. She specializes in complex systems engineering and technical services acquisitions, ensuring alignment with national security requirements and rigorous test and evaluation protocols. Her work directly supports the operational readiness and nuclear deterrence posture of the United States. Simonsen maintains longstanding relationships with prime contractors including Lockheed Martin Corporation, Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc., Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc., and JRC Integrated Systems, LLC. These partnerships are characterized by deep technical collaboration on integrated weapons systems, guidance and control technologies, and mission-critical software development. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor engagement, performance-based acquisition strategies, and rigorous oversight of high-assurance systems requiring stringent security and reliability standards. Her procurement portfolio reflects a strict focus on full and open competition, with no set-aside preferences applied across all awards. This underscores a mission-driven priority to access the broadest possible industrial base for technically complex capabilities, rather than socioeconomic targeting. Small business participation is not formally structured through 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, reflecting the specialized nature of the systems procured and the need for enterprise-level technical capacity. Her primary NAICS focus lies in Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing (336414) and Engineering Services (541330), with secondary emphasis on specialized electrical components and missile subsystems. She procures advanced propulsion systems, guidance electronics, secure data links, and integrated weapon control software, demonstrating deep expertise in nuclear deterrence technologies and systems engineering disciplines critical to strategic naval operations.