Valerie Werner

Valerie Werner serves as a key procurement professional within Navsup Weapon Systems Support, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain and modernize naval aviation and weapon systems. She manages complex acquisitions for mission-critical components, including aircraft subsystems, avionics, power generation equipment, and specialized ordnance accessories. Her work ensures the operational readiness of fleet platforms by securing high-reliability parts and technical systems essential to maintenance, repair, and upgrade cycles. She handles full lifecycle contracting actions—from market research and solicitation to award and administration—focusing on technical specifications aligned with Navy aviation and weapons system requirements. Werner collaborates with a diverse base of industrial suppliers, primarily Tier 1 and Tier 2 manufacturers specializing in precision aerospace components and defense-grade electronics. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages with firms possessing AS9100 and ITAR certifications, ensuring compliance with stringent defense supply chain standards. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical capability, quality assurance, and supply chain resilience, fostering long-term vendor partnerships built on performance, reliability, and responsiveness to urgent fleet needs. Werner’s procurement activity is entirely open competition, with 100% of awards issued under non-set-aside conditions. This reflects a strategic focus on technical superiority and rapid acquisition timelines over socioeconomic set-asides, prioritizing mission-critical delivery over socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in her portfolio, vendors must still meet rigorous qualification thresholds, and small businesses with proven technical expertise are competitively evaluated on equal footing. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336413 for other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment, followed by 333998 for general-purpose machinery used in weapon system integration. She also acquires specialized navigation and guidance systems (334511) and ordnance components (332994), demonstrating deep domain expertise in aerospace and defense electronics manufacturing. Her work ensures that legacy and next-generation naval platforms remain mission-ready through precision-engineered, high-integrity components.