Alana Clifford

Alana Clifford serves as a secondary procurement professional within the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWC Dahlgren), supporting the acquisition of advanced engineering services critical to naval warfare system development. While not the primary contracting officer, she plays a vital role in facilitating the planning, solicitation, and administration of technical contracts aligned with the agency’s mission to advance integrated combat systems. Her work centers on engineering services for electronic warfare, signal processing, command and control platforms, and embedded computing systems, ensuring acquisitions meet rigorous defense standards and operational requirements. She collaborates closely with technical stakeholders to translate complex system needs into enforceable contract deliverables. Clifford maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including TEX-TECH ENGINEERED COMPOSITES, LLC, TATITLEK GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC., 3DB LABS INC, WASTE REMOVAL USA, LLC, and BOWHEAD PROGRAM MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONS, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in defense-grade engineering, rapid prototyping, and mission-critical support services. Her procurement patterns indicate a reliance on contractors capable of delivering high-assurance, rapidly deployable solutions in dynamic operational environments, often under tight technical and schedule constraints. Her acquisition portfolio is exclusively awarded under the 8(a) Competed set-aside program, demonstrating a strong and consistent commitment to socioeconomic contracting priorities. All awarded contracts are structured to promote the growth and capacity of small, disadvantaged businesses, aligning with Department of the Navy mandates to foster innovation through small business engagement. This pattern underscores a deliberate strategy to leverage 8(a) firms for niche technical capabilities while ensuring compliance with federal socioeconomic goals. Clifford’s procurement focus is singularly concentrated on NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), reflecting deep specialization in technical domains such as sensor integration, signal processing, communications network architecture, and embedded system design. She procures services that enable the development, test, and evaluation of next-generation naval combat systems, requiring contractors with advanced engineering credentials and experience in classified defense environments.