Steven Carlberg

Steven Carlberg serves as a key procurement lead within the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Gf, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain and modernize naval vessels through specialized industrial and technical services. He manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on ship repair, precision manufacturing, and mission-critical IT and engineering support, ensuring operational readiness of U.S. Navy submarines and surface fleets. His work spans the full acquisition lifecycle—from market research and solicitation development to contract award and performance oversight—with an emphasis on high-integrity components and complex systems requiring strict naval specifications and quality assurance protocols. Carlberg maintains established relationships with major defense and industrial contractors including Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, United Rentals (North America), Inc., and Kardex Remstar, LLC, reflecting a preference for proven vendors capable of delivering specialized shipyard infrastructure, logistics, and technical services. His contracting patterns indicate a reliance on large, experienced contractors for mission-critical capabilities, while still integrating smaller firms for niche support roles. These partnerships are typically long-term, performance-based, and aligned with the shipyard’s need for reliability, compliance, and rapid response in a highly regulated environment. His procurement approach prioritizes open competition, with 85.7% of awards issued without set-asides, indicating a focus on capability over socioeconomic classification. However, he 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 mission requirements. Carlberg’s primary technical focus lies in NAICS 541519 (Other Computer Related Services) and 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), reflecting deep expertise in digital systems integration, industrial automation, and naval vessel maintenance. He also procures specialized measuring and control devices and technical consulting services, underscoring a technical domain centered on precision engineering, systems diagnostics, and shipyard modernization initiatives.