ReBecca Poplin

ReBecca Poplin serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (N00164), supporting the Department of Defense’s mission to develop, test, and sustain advanced electronic, electro-optical, and ordnance systems for naval forces. She manages complex acquisitions in engineering services, electronic component manufacturing, and specialized defense systems, ensuring timely delivery of mission-critical capabilities for electronic warfare, signal intelligence, and precision navigation platforms. Her work directly enables the modernization of naval sensor suites and expeditionary weapons systems, aligning procurement activities with strategic defense priorities. Poplin maintains consistent contracting relationships with leading defense contractors including Lockheed Martin Corporation, Programs Management Analytics & Technologies Inc., and Integrity Defense Services Inc., reflecting a preference for established industry partners with proven technical expertise in electronic systems integration and defense support services. She also engages specialized contractors such as Black Hills Ammunition Inc. and McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, indicating a broad procurement scope that spans high-tech hardware development to facility infrastructure support. Her contractor engagement patterns emphasize performance reliability, technical compliance, and long-term sustainment capabilities. Poplin’s procurement activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on maximizing technical capability and industrial base readiness rather than socioeconomic set-asides, prioritizing mission effectiveness and access to the broadest pool of qualified vendors. While small business participation is not formally mandated in her portfolio, the nature of her acquisitions still permits small business involvement through subcontracting and teaming arrangements. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services) and 334419 (Other Electronic Component Manufacturing), with significant activity in search, detection, and navigation systems (334511) and semiconductor manufacturing (334413). She routinely procures advanced signal processing hardware, electro-optical sensors, ruggedized electronic assemblies, and related test and calibration services essential to naval warfare systems.