Rebecca Lingenfelter

Rebecca Lingenfelter serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (N00164), supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to develop, test, and sustain advanced electronic, electro-optical, and ordnance systems for naval warfare. She manages complex acquisitions for mission-critical technologies including signal processing systems, electronic warfare suites, radar detection platforms, and non-small arms ammunition, ensuring alignment with strategic modernization priorities for surface and expeditionary forces. Her portfolio emphasizes technical rigor and operational readiness, with a focus on high-integrity contracts requiring stringent compliance with defense acquisition regulations and military specifications. Lingenfelter maintains established working relationships with leading defense contractors including Lockheed Martin Corporation, Integrity Defense Services Inc., and Black Hills Ammunition Inc., reflecting a preference for experienced, high-capacity vendors capable of delivering specialized military-grade systems. She frequently engages with niche manufacturers and engineering services firms such as Programs Management Analytics & Technologies Inc. and McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, indicating a balanced approach between high-tech systems integration and mission-support infrastructure. Her contracting patterns suggest a reliance on proven industry partners with demonstrated capability in classified and expeditionary environments. Her procurement activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition, indicating a prioritization of technical capability and mission urgency over socioeconomic preferences. This reflects the specialized, high-stakes nature of Crane’s mission, where performance and rapid delivery often outweigh small business participation targets. Her primary NAICS focus lies in Search, Detection, Navigation, and Aeronautical System Manufacturing (334511), followed by Ammunition Manufacturing (332993) and Explosives Manufacturing (325920), underscoring deep expertise in electronic sensing, signal integrity, and ordnance systems. She routinely procures precision-guided componentry, ruggedized electronics, and specialized propellants critical to naval combat systems, demonstrating subject-matter proficiency in defense electronics and explosive ordnance lifecycle management.