Anthony Vaughn

Anthony Vaughn serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division (N00174), supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to advance ordnance systems, explosives handling, and precision instrumentation for naval warfare. He manages complex acquisitions for specialized engineering, testing, and manufacturing services critical to weapon system sustainment and modernization. His portfolio centers on high-reliability electronic systems, industrial control instrumentation, and safety-critical hardware, ensuring compliance with stringent military performance and environmental standards. Vaughn’s work directly enables the transition from legacy ordnance platforms to next-generation, digitally integrated munitions systems. He maintains established relationships with a core group of contractors including TOTAL CONCEPTS OF DESIGN INC, Boh Environmental, L.L.C., CHUCKING MACHINE PRODUCTS, INC., CANADIAN COMMERCIAL CORP, and DEVAL LIFE CYCLE SUPPORT LLC, reflecting a preference for specialized vendors with proven expertise in ordnance lifecycle support, precision machining, and environmental compliance. His contracting patterns emphasize long-term technical partnerships with firms possessing niche capabilities in explosive-safe manufacturing, radiation-hardened instrumentation, and military-grade test equipment—often requiring security clearances and defense-specific certifications. Vaughn demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with 75% of his acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, prioritizing small disadvantaged, woman-owned, and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses with relevant technical credentials. His consistent use of set-asides fosters a robust small business ecosystem aligned with Navy ordnance modernization goals. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334515 (measuring and testing instrumentation), 334513 (industrial process control systems), and 334517 (irradiation apparatus manufacturing), reflecting deep expertise in electronic sensing, signal conditioning, and radiation detection systems. He routinely acquires custom-built test rigs, embedded control modules, and safety-critical peripherals essential for ordnance handling, storage, and detonation testing environments.