Theresa Clark

Theresa Clark serves as a key procurement lead within Norfolk Naval Shipyard Gf, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to maintain and modernize critical U.S. Navy vessels through specialized shipbuilding and repair services. She manages a portfolio of industrial and technical contracts focused on precision engineering, machinery overhaul, and compliance-driven maintenance programs essential to fleet readiness. Her acquisitions center on complex, mission-critical shipyard services requiring stringent naval specifications, quality assurance protocols, and adherence to defense industrial base standards. Clark’s work ensures that naval platforms remain operational through timely, technically rigorous contract execution across the shipyard’s full lifecycle support continuum. She maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of qualified industrial contractors, including G I INDUSTRIAL-MARINE, LLC, OWL INTERNATIONAL INC., AMEE BAY, LLC, MID ATLANTIC ENGINEERING TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC., and MILLS MARINE & SHIP REPAIR LLC. These vendors are selected for their proven expertise in naval vessel repair, mechanical systems restoration, and shipyard infrastructure support. Clark’s contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor reliability, technical compliance, and performance-based outcomes, fostering stable partnerships with contractors who meet rigorous naval standards for safety, quality, and schedule adherence. Clark’s procurement activity reflects a firm commitment to open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside preferences. This underscores a strategic focus on selecting the most technically capable and qualified vendors regardless of socioeconomic designation, prioritizing mission readiness over programmatic set-asides. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, all contractors are evaluated on technical merit, past performance, and capacity to deliver complex shipyard services under tight operational timelines. Her primary procurement focus is exclusively within NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), encompassing dry docking, hull structural repairs, propulsion system overhauls, electrical and mechanical system upgrades, and naval-specific fabrication. She specializes in procuring high-complexity industrial services requiring certified welders, naval architecture expertise, and adherence to NAVSEA technical manuals, ensuring all work meets the stringent standards required for sustained naval operational readiness.