Alexander Naval, Contracting Officer

Alexander Naval serves as the primary contracting lead at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, where he manages complex acquisitions supporting the development, integration, and sustainment of advanced electronic, sensor, and instrumentation systems for surface warfare platforms. His role is central to fulfilling the agency’s mission of enhancing naval situational awareness through cutting-edge signal processing, navigation, and radar technologies. Naval routinely oversees procurements under FAR Part 15 for engineering services and specialized manufacturing contracts, ensuring alignment with fleet modernization priorities and technical requirements for maritime electronic systems. He maintains consistent partnerships with key vendors including ISPA Technology LLC, Five Rivers Analytics, LLC, and Bauer Compressors, Inc., primarily engaging firms with proven expertise in electronic system integration, analytical instrumentation, and industrial control equipment. His contracting patterns reflect a preference for established technical partners with deep domain knowledge in naval applications, fostering long-term relationships that ensure seamless system interoperability and lifecycle support across deployed platforms. Naval’s procurement portfolio is predominantly open competition, with 89.5% of awards issued without set-aside, reflecting the technical specificity and mission-critical nature of the requirements. However, he actively supports small business participation, with 5.3% of awards allocated to 8(a) competed contracts and another 5.3% to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a balanced approach between operational urgency and socioeconomic obligations. His primary NAICS focus areas include 541330 (Engineering Services), 334513 (Industrial Process Instrument Manufacturing), and 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing), underscoring his specialization in procuring precision measurement devices, sensor arrays, and control systems critical to sonar, radar, and electronic warfare modernization. He consistently sources technically sophisticated solutions from manufacturers and engineering firms capable of meeting stringent military performance standards.