Alicia Dobbyn

Alicia Dobbyn serves as a key procurement professional at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (N00164), where she manages acquisitions critical to the development, testing, and sustainment of advanced electronic, electro-optical, and ordnance systems for naval warfare platforms. Her responsibilities center on securing specialized technical services and precision instrumentation to support signal processing, electronic warfare, and radar detection capabilities for surface and expeditionary forces. She routinely handles complex contract actions involving research and development, systems integration, and technical support services aligned with the Navy’s modernization priorities in electronic systems and defense technologies. Dobbyn maintains consistent working relationships with industry leaders such as Lockheed Martin Corporation, Programs Management Analytics & Technologies Inc., and Integrity Defense Services Inc., partnering with firms capable of delivering high-assurance electronic systems, analytical instrumentation, and mission-critical defense support. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical proficiency and proven performance, favoring contractors with demonstrated expertise in electro-optical systems, signal intelligence platforms, and precision manufacturing. She also engages specialized construction and site development vendors like McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC to support facility-level infrastructure for test and evaluation environments. Dobbyn’s contracting activity shows no reliance on socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a mission-driven focus on technical capability over socioeconomic preferences, prioritizing performance, readiness, and system interoperability above programmatic diversity targets. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 811219 (Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance), 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing), and 334515 (Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals). She procures high-precision test equipment, calibration services, signal analysis tools, and electro-mechanical subsystems essential to maintaining the operational integrity of naval electronic warfare and ordnance systems.