Molly Dickson

Molly Dickson serves as a key procurement lead within Mschq Norfolk, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain operational readiness of surface and auxiliary fleet assets. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on ship repair, marine logistics, and mission-critical equipment maintenance, ensuring timely delivery of services essential to naval deployment cycles. Her work directly enables the agency’s core function of maintaining fleet availability through strategic contracting for industrial marine services, deep-sea freight transport, and specialized maritime systems. Dickson’s acquisitions are predominantly performance-based, emphasizing lifecycle support and technical compliance with naval engineering standards. She maintains consistent working relationships with top-tier contractors including EXXONMOBIL MARINE LIMITED for fuel and marine logistics, VIGOR MARINE LLC for shipyard repair and vessel modernization, BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC for technical advisory and systems integration, ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING for precision marine components, and FOREIGN POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC for strategic maritime analysis. These partnerships reflect a balanced approach between large, experienced industry providers and specialized technical firms with deep naval domain expertise, often structured under indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) and cost-reimbursement contract vehicles. Dickson’s contracting patterns show a strong preference for open competition, with 71.9% of awards issued without set-aside designations. However, she actively supports small business participation, with 28.1% of awards directed under Total Small Business Set-Asides per FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate effort to foster competition among qualified small vendors without relying on socioeconomic categories such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB. Her procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 811310 (commercial and industrial machinery repair) and 336611 (shipbuilding and repair), reflecting deep expertise in vessel sustainment and industrial maintenance. She also procures specialized equipment under 333914, including marine pumping and fluid control systems, underscoring her technical command over complex maritime engineering requirements and mission-critical supply chain logistics.