Ann Cupka

Ann Cupka serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWC Dahlgren), supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to advance integrated warfighting capabilities through research, development, test, and evaluation of advanced sensor systems, command and control platforms, and embedded computing technologies. She manages a portfolio of technical acquisitions focused on software-enabled systems, data analytics, and mission-critical computing services, ensuring alignment with naval electronic warfare and networked combat requirements. Her work directly enables the modernization of surface ship combat systems and signal processing architectures through agile, performance-based contracting approaches. Cupka maintains consistent relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including TEX-TECH ENGINEERED COMPOSITES, LLC for advanced material integration, TATITLEK GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC. for systems engineering support, 3DB LABS INC for additive manufacturing solutions, WASTE REMOVAL USA, LLC for environmental compliance services, and BOWHEAD PROGRAM MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONS, LLC for enterprise-level program execution. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in defense-grade technical domains and a track record of delivering complex, high-integrity solutions under stringent Navy standards. Her contracting activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on technical capability and mission readiness over socioeconomic preferences, prioritizing performance, innovation, and rapid delivery in time-sensitive defense programs. Cupka’s procurement activity is exclusively concentrated under NAICS 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), indicating deep specialization in custom software development, systems integration, data science, and mission-critical IT services for naval combat systems. She routinely procures embedded computing platforms, real-time signal processing tools, cybersecurity-enabling software, and digital twin modeling services essential to modern naval warfare architecture.