Kristina Harrell

Kristina Harrell serves as a key procurement professional within the Mid Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain and modernize naval surface platforms. She manages acquisitions for critical mechanical, structural, and industrial components essential to fleet readiness, overseeing contracts for precision-engineered parts and subsystems that maintain vessel integrity and operational functionality. Her portfolio focuses on industrial supply chains requiring strict adherence to military specifications, with an emphasis on components that ensure the reliability of shipboard systems under demanding maritime conditions. Harrell maintains consistent contracting relationships with specialized industrial manufacturers including Fairlead Boatworks, Inc., General Dynamics Information Technology, Howard W. Pence, Inc., and Kampi Components Co., Inc. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in naval-grade fabrication, fluid power systems, and corrosion-resistant hardware. Her working model emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, technical validation, and compliance with Navy quality assurance standards, fostering reliable supply chains for mission-critical spare parts and repair components. A defining feature of Harrell’s procurement strategy is her strong commitment to small business participation, with 75% of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate effort to cultivate a resilient industrial base by prioritizing small manufacturers with niche capabilities in precision machining and specialized component production. Her contracting patterns consistently channel opportunities to small businesses capable of meeting stringent defense specifications, reinforcing DoD’s socioeconomic goals. Her technical focus centers on NAICS 332722 (fasteners and hardware), 333414 (heating equipment), 333996 (fluid power pumps and motors), and 339991 (gaskets and sealing devices). These categories underscore her expertise in procuring high-reliability mechanical subsystems critical to propulsion, thermal management, and hydraulic systems aboard naval vessels, demonstrating deep domain knowledge in naval industrial maintenance and component interoperability.