Valerie Burden

Valerie Burden serves as a key procurement lead within the Mid Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain and modernize naval surface platforms. She manages the acquisition of critical shipbuilding and repair components, focusing on structural metal systems, mechanical subsystems, and industrial support services essential to fleet readiness. Her work ensures the timely delivery of high-integrity components that maintain vessel operational integrity, aligning closely with the Center’s strategic priorities in precision maintenance and industrial modernization. Burden oversees full lifecycle contracting activities—from solicitation through award and administration—for complex, technical requirements tied to naval vessel upkeep and infrastructure resilience. Her primary contractor relationships include FAIRLEAD BOATWORKS, INC., GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC., Howard W. Pence, Inc., and KAMPI COMPONENTS CO INC, all of which provide specialized shipyard services, structural fabrication, and mechanical system integration. These partnerships reflect a reliance on established industrial vendors with proven capabilities in naval-grade fabrication and repair. Burden’s procurement approach emphasizes technical compliance, quality assurance, and on-time delivery from contractors with deep experience in naval shipbuilding environments. Burden’s contracting activity shows a consistent preference for full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside classifications. This reflects a strategic focus on leveraging the broadest possible industrial base capable of meeting the technical rigor of naval maintenance requirements, rather than targeting socioeconomic categories such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. Her procurement portfolio is exclusively focused on NAICS 336611—Ship Building and Repairing—indicating deep specialization in naval surface platform sustainment. She procures precision-engineered components including hull structures, propulsion subsystems, and corrosion-resistant metal assemblies, requiring adherence to strict naval specifications and military standards. Her expertise lies in managing complex, mission-critical acquisitions that demand technical precision and industrial scalability.