Marica Rennie

Marica Rennie serves as a primary procurement lead at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWC Dahlgren), where she manages acquisitions critical to advancing naval electronic warfare, command and control systems, and embedded computing technologies. Her role centers on executing full-cycle contracting for research, development, test, and evaluation programs that support integrated warfighting capabilities for surface ships and networked combat platforms. She handles complex technical procurements involving hardware, software, and system integration services, ensuring alignment with Navy modernization priorities and defense acquisition regulations. Rennie maintains consistent partnerships with a core group of contractors including TEX-TECH ENGINEERED COMPOSITES, LLC for advanced materials, TATITLEK GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC. for systems engineering support, 3DB LABS INC for additive manufacturing solutions, WASTE REMOVAL USA, LLC for environmental compliance services, and BOWHEAD PROGRAM MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONS, LLC for program management and logistics. These relationships reflect a pattern of sustained collaboration with vendors capable of delivering specialized, mission-critical technologies under stringent naval standards and rapid prototyping timelines. Her contracting portfolio demonstrates a strong preference for open competition, with 80% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions. Nevertheless, she actively supports small business participation, allocating approximately 20% of awards to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a deliberate commitment to fostering innovation from small, agile vendors without prioritizing specific socioeconomic categories such as 8(a) or HUBZone. Rennie’s procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS categories including 513210 (Software Publishers) for embedded combat software, 334419 (Other Electronic Component Manufacturing) for sensor and signal processing hardware, and 334220 (Radio and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing) for tactical networking systems. Her technical domain expertise spans electronic warfare, real-time signal processing, and secure communications infrastructure, with procurement activities geared toward next-generation naval systems requiring rapid fielding and interoperability across multi-domain environments.