Alla Synnes

Alla Synnes serves as a key procurement lead within the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Systems and Experimental Warfare Center, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to advance maritime operational readiness through technical innovation. She manages the acquisition of specialized engineering, scientific, and experimental systems, with a focus on ocean infrastructure, explosive effects analysis, and advanced warfare technologies. Her procurement activities center on securing high-precision maintenance, repair, and technical services for complex naval equipment and experimental platforms, ensuring sustained readiness and operational resilience across naval installations and test ranges. Synnes maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of technical contractors, including SOCIEDAD ESPANOLA DE MONTAJES INDUSTRIALES SA, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and Emerging Compounds Treatment Technologies, Inc., among others. These partnerships reflect a preference for niche, science-driven vendors with deep expertise in marine systems, environmental remediation, and experimental warfare support. Her contracting patterns emphasize long-term, mission-critical collaborations with organizations possessing specialized technical capabilities rather than broad commercial suppliers, indicating a focus on high-value, low-volume acquisitions requiring rigorous technical validation. Synnes’s procurement portfolio exhibits no set-aside preferences, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a mission-driven emphasis on technical merit and capability over socioeconomic classifications, prioritizing the most qualified providers regardless of business size or certification status. While small business participation is not formally incentivized, her contracting approach remains transparent and compliant with federal acquisition regulations. Her primary NAICS focus is 811310—Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance—indicating a specialization in the sustainment and advanced servicing of mission-critical naval hardware. She procures precision maintenance, calibration, and technical overhaul services for experimental and oceanographic systems, demonstrating deep expertise in the lifecycle support of high-reliability maritime equipment.