Amanda Gutgsell

Amanda Gutgsell serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (N00253), supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to advance undersea warfare technologies. She manages acquisitions for critical systems including sonar, navigation, guidance, and ruggedized computing platforms essential to submarine and unmanned undersea vehicle operations. Her portfolio focuses on technical contracting for electronic warfare, signal processing, and sensor sustainment, ensuring the Navy maintains technological superiority in undersea domains. She handles a mix of competitive and sole-source contracts, often coordinating with engineering and acquisition teams to align procurement strategy with operational requirements. Gutgsell maintains established relationships with specialized contractors including Ordnance Technology Service, Inc., Boh Environmental, L.L.C., Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, and EOS of North America, Inc. These partnerships reflect a blend of niche technical service providers, environmental compliance specialists, and industrial equipment vendors. Her contracting patterns emphasize long-term vendor engagement with firms possessing deep domain expertise in undersea systems, maintenance, and mission-critical infrastructure support, often requiring stringent compliance with military specifications and environmental standards. Her procurement activity reflects a balanced approach to socioeconomic goals, with nearly 44% of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. While the majority of contracts remain open to all competitors, she consistently prioritizes small business participation, particularly among firms certified under standard small business programs, aligning with Navy-wide initiatives to broaden the industrial base supporting undersea warfare capabilities. Her primary NAICS focus areas include Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Commercial and Industrial Machinery Repair and Maintenance (811310), and Industrial Gas Manufacturing (325120). These reflect a technical emphasis on sensor integration, equipment sustainment, and specialized environmental and industrial support services critical to undersea platform readiness and operational endurance.