Amy Goza

Amy M. Goza serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock (N00167), where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisitions that support the development and integration of advanced maritime systems. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of contracts for engineering services and shipbuilding activities, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurement outcomes with the agency’s mission to enhance naval vessel performance, stealth, and survivability. She routinely handles competitive and non-competitive procurements for technical solutions in hydrodynamics, signature management, propulsion systems, and sensor integration, bridging operational requirements with industry capabilities. Goza maintains established working relationships with key industry partners including BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P., GOODRICH CORP, Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, CB Design & Huitt Zollars Joint Venture, LLC, and Westmoreland Mechanical Testing & Research, Inc. These partnerships reflect a consistent engagement with prime contractors possessing deep expertise in naval systems engineering, structural testing, and advanced materials. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical rigor, performance-based outcomes, and long-term vendor collaboration to deliver mission-critical capabilities. Her contracting patterns demonstrate a strong preference for open competition, with 66.7% of acquisitions issued without set-aside designations, while 33.3% are structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This balanced approach reflects a commitment to fostering small business participation without compromising access to specialized technical capacity. She actively supports socioeconomic goals by directing opportunities to qualified small businesses, particularly those with proven experience in defense-related engineering and testing. Her primary NAICS focus is 541330 (Engineering Services), encompassing systems analysis, computational modeling, and test validation, with a secondary emphasis on 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing). She procures specialized services including hydrodynamic testing, acoustic signature reduction, structural integrity assessments, and integrated sensor platform development, underscoring her technical acumen in naval surface warfare systems acquisition.