Maria Coleman

Maria Coleman serves as a key procurement lead within the Department of the Navy, supporting the acquisition of mission-critical instrumentation, analytical laboratory systems, and engineered components essential to naval readiness. She manages complex contracts for high-precision equipment used in fleet diagnostics, weapons system calibration, and environmental monitoring, ensuring alignment with the Navy’s strategic modernization goals. Her work directly enables operational superiority by securing advanced hardware and technical services that maintain the integrity of maritime sensor networks and cyber-resilient platforms. She specializes in end-to-end acquisition cycles for technically sophisticated procurements, often involving custom engineering, validation protocols, and compliance with military specifications. Coleman maintains consistent procurement relationships with prime defense contractors including RTX Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Electric Boat Corporation, Huntington Ingalls Inc, and Bath Iron Works Corporation. These partnerships are centered on the delivery of integrated systems requiring rigorous testing, traceability, and defense-grade quality assurance. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, performance-based outcomes, and adherence to defense supply chain standards, with a focus on delivering reliable, mission-ready equipment under tight operational timelines. There is no preference for socioeconomic set-asides; all procurements are conducted as full and open competitions, reflecting a mission-driven emphasis on technical capability over socioeconomic criteria. While small business participation is not formally prioritized, vendors of all sizes are evaluated strictly on technical merit, past performance, and compliance with defense standards. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 811219 (repair and maintenance of industrial and commercial equipment), 334510 (electromedical and electrotherapeutic apparatus), and 334516 (analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing), with significant activity in research and development services under 541715. She routinely procures mass spectrometers, spectral analyzers, embedded control systems, and precision calibration tools used in naval laboratories and shipboard maintenance facilities, demonstrating deep expertise in physical sciences instrumentation and defense-grade engineering systems.