Talita Dreis, Contract Specialist

Talita Dreis serves as a Contract Specialist within Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), supporting the acquisition and lifecycle management of naval vessels and mission-critical maritime systems. She plays a pivotal role in executing complex procurement actions aligned with NAVSEA’s mission to sustain and modernize the U.S. Navy’s fleet, ensuring operational readiness through the timely delivery of advanced shipbuilding and repair capabilities. Her portfolio primarily encompasses full-spectrum shipbuilding and repair contracts, including the integration of combat systems, propulsion technologies, and naval electronics, requiring deep technical understanding of naval platform requirements and defense acquisition regulations. Dreis maintains strategic relationships with leading defense prime contractors including Damen Shipbuilding & Cooperation B.V., Huntington Ingalls Incorporated, Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, G.S.E. Dynamics, Inc., and Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on large-scale, high-complexity shipbuilding and systems integration efforts, often involving multi-year performance-based contracts with stringent technical and quality assurance standards. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance outcomes, risk mitigation, and rigorous compliance with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) requirements. Her procurement activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic alignment with NAVSEA’s mission-critical needs, where specialized shipbuilding expertise and industrial capacity are concentrated among a limited pool of qualified large-scale defense contractors capable of meeting the Navy’s demanding technical and schedule requirements. Dreis’s work is exclusively focused on NAICS 336611 — Ship Building and Repairing — encompassing the design, construction, overhaul, and modernization of surface and undersea vessels. Her technical domain expertise spans hull structure, propulsion systems, combat systems integration, and naval architecture, ensuring acquisitions support the Navy’s long-term fleet modernization and technological superiority goals.