Alfred Wooten

Alfred Wooten serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to advance ordnance systems and precision instrumentation for naval warfare. He manages complex acquisitions centered on the design, testing, and sustainment of explosive ordnance handling systems, detection and guidance instrumentation, and specialized manufacturing equipment. His work directly enables the modernization of naval munitions capabilities, ensuring reliability and operational readiness across the fleet through technically rigorous contracting processes. Wooten maintains consistent partnerships with a select group of specialized contractors, including TOTAL CONCEPTS OF DESIGN INC, Boh Environmental, L.L.C., CHUCKING MACHINE PRODUCTS, INC., CANADIAN COMMERCIAL CORP, and DEVAL LIFE CYCLE SUPPORT LLC. These relationships reflect a focus on high-precision engineering, environmental compliance, and lifecycle support for sensitive ordnance systems. His contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration with firms possessing niche technical expertise in explosive-safe manufacturing, instrumentation calibration, and defense-grade quality assurance. Wooten’s procurement portfolio exhibits a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside categories. This reflects a strategic emphasis on technical capability over socioeconomic classifications, prioritizing mission-critical performance and system interoperability. While small business participation is not formally mandated in his acquisitions, vendors must still meet stringent defense standards, which often naturally align with qualified small or mid-tier firms possessing specialized certifications. His primary procurement focus lies within NAICS 334511—Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing—where he sources advanced ordnance control systems, explosive detection sensors, and precision guidance instrumentation. His domain expertise centers on high-reliability electronic systems, hazardous material handling equipment, and test platforms for munitions certification, ensuring that all procured technologies meet rigorous naval safety and performance standards.