Amber Graves

Amber Graves serves as a key procurement professional at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (N00164), supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to develop, test, and sustain advanced electronic, electro-optical, and ordnance systems for naval warfare. She manages complex acquisitions for mission-critical technologies including signal processing instrumentation, electronic warfare suites, and precision sensing systems, ensuring alignment with strategic modernization goals for surface and expeditionary forces. Her procurement activities focus on high-technical-risk programs requiring rigorous engineering validation and lifecycle sustainment, often involving classified or controlled technical data under DFARS and FAR compliance frameworks. Graves maintains strong working relationships with prime contractors including Lockheed Martin Corporation, Programs Management Analytics & Technologies Inc., and Black Hills Ammunition Inc., reflecting a preference for established defense industrial base partners with proven expertise in defense electronics and ordnance systems. She also engages specialized firms such as Integrity Defense Services Inc. for security systems integration and McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC for mission-critical infrastructure support. Her contracting patterns indicate a reliance on long-term, performance-based partnerships with vendors possessing deep domain knowledge in naval electronic systems and secure facility operations. Graves’ procurement portfolio reflects a strict focus on full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside classifications. There is no current preference for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic programs, indicating an operational emphasis on technical capability and mission readiness over socioeconomic targeting. This approach prioritizes rapid delivery of high-assurance systems over small business participation metrics. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334515 (instrument manufacturing for measuring and testing electrical signals) and 334511 (navigation and guidance systems), underscoring deep expertise in radar, electronic countermeasures, and precision test equipment. She frequently procures capacitors, signal conditioners, and current-carrying wiring devices (NAICS 334416 and 335931), reflecting hands-on involvement in the development and sustainment of embedded electronic subsystems critical to naval combat systems.