Mae K Bartley

Mae K. Bartley serves as a key procurement professional within the Military Sealift Command, supporting the agency’s mission to sustain global naval logistics through strategic sealift and afloat support services. While her formal title is not publicly listed, her procurement activities center on information technology and communications systems critical to MSC’s operational readiness. She manages acquisitions for computer facilities management, systems design, and satellite telecommunications services that enable command, control, and data transmission across the Navy’s hybrid fleet of government-owned and chartered vessels. Her work ensures that MSC’s shore-based and at-sea infrastructure remains secure, scalable, and interoperable with joint force networks. Bartley’s contracting patterns reflect a reliance on established IT and communications contractors with proven capabilities in defense environments, though no specific vendor relationships are publicly identified. She engages with firms capable of delivering integrated IT infrastructure, network modernization, and secure communications solutions, typically through competitive, full-and-open solicitations. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical proficiency, compliance with DoD cybersecurity standards, and lifecycle support for mission-critical systems. Her contracting activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full-and-open competition. This reflects a mission-driven prioritization of capability and readiness over socioeconomic preferences, consistent with MSC’s operational tempo and the technical complexity of its IT requirements. Bartley’s primary focus lies in NAICS 541513 (Computer Facilities Management Services), 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services), and 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), with additional emphasis on satellite telecommunications (517410) and wireless communications equipment manufacturing (334220). She procures enterprise-level IT infrastructure, network architecture, and secure communications hardware essential to sustaining MSC’s global logistics network, demonstrating deep expertise in defense-focused information technology domains.