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 U.S. Navy surface and auxiliary vessels. She manages a portfolio of contracts focused on ship repair, marine equipment maintenance, and mission-critical logistics services, ensuring timely acquisition of technical solutions that directly support fleet deployment cycles. Her work is central to the agency’s ability to maintain maritime superiority through reliable, performance-based contracting for complex marine infrastructure and industrial support services. Dickson maintains longstanding relationships with core contractors including EXXONMOBIL MARINE LIMITED for marine fuel and logistics, VIGOR MARINE LLC for shipyard repair and conversion services, BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC for operational analysis and technical support, FOREIGN POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC for strategic maritime planning, and ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC for specialized marine components. These partnerships reflect a preference for established vendors with proven capability in naval environments, often leveraging long-term service agreements and performance-based logistics contracts to ensure continuity and mission assurance. Her contracting approach prioritizes open competition, with 85.7% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions, indicating a focus on capability over socioeconomic classification. However, she consistently allocates 14.3% of awards to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured commitment to small business participation without compromising operational urgency or technical requirements. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 811310 for commercial and industrial machinery repair and maintenance, reflecting deep expertise in sustaining naval vessel systems. She also regularly procures shipbuilding and repair services under NAICS 336611 and general warehousing and storage under NAICS 493110, underscoring her technical proficiency in maritime logistics, industrial maintenance, and fleet sustainment operations.