Alexander Olarte

Alexander Olarte serves as a key procurement professional within Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to advance maritime warfare capabilities through the acquisition of advanced sensor, navigation, electronic warfare, and integrated communication systems. He manages complex contracts for research, development, testing, and evaluation of undersea and surface domain technologies, ensuring alignment with naval operational requirements. His portfolio emphasizes technical solutions that enhance situational awareness, signal processing, and system integration across naval platforms, requiring deep familiarity with defense acquisition regulations and technical specifications for classified and unclassified systems. Olarte maintains strategic relationships with leading defense and aerospace contractors including Science Applications International Corporation, Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, Astronics Test Systems Inc, Serco Inc, and Mikel Inc. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in naval systems integration, test and evaluation infrastructure, and mission-critical electronics. His contracting approach prioritizes collaboration with firms capable of delivering rapid prototyping, ruggedized hardware, and secure communication architectures tailored to naval operational environments. A strong advocate for small business participation, Olarte consistently structures procurements to maximize small business set-asides, with over 55% of his awards designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate commitment to fostering innovation from emerging defense contractors and ensuring broad industry participation in critical naval technology development. His primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 236220 for facility modernization supporting test ranges and laboratories, and NAICS 541519 for specialized computer services including data analytics, simulation modeling, and software development for maritime systems. He also procures engineering services and test equipment critical to sonar array calibration, electronic warfare countermeasures, and undersea communications, demonstrating deep technical literacy in naval systems engineering and mission-critical IT infrastructure.