April Gallahan

April Gallahan 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 engineering services and applied R&D, ensuring that cutting-edge naval systems meet evolving operational requirements in electronic warfare, signal processing, and networked combat environments. Her work directly enables the modernization of surface ship and missile defense architectures through timely, compliant contract execution. Gallahan maintains consistent partnerships with a select group of specialized contractors, including TEX-TECH ENGINEERED COMPOSITES, LLC for advanced materials 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 large-scale program execution. These relationships reflect a preference for technically proficient vendors with proven experience in defense-critical domains, fostering long-term collaboration grounded in performance and regulatory adherence. Her procurement activity is entirely non-set-aside, reflecting a mission-driven focus on technical capability over socioeconomic categorization. While small business participation is not formally prioritized through set-asides, she consistently evaluates all offerors based on technical merit, schedule reliability, and past performance, ensuring that the most qualified entities—regardless of size or certification—are selected to fulfill critical national defense needs. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services) and 541712 (Research and Development in Physical and Engineering Sciences), encompassing systems engineering, signal processing algorithms, embedded firmware development, and prototype testing of next-generation naval electronics. She routinely procures complex technical services requiring deep domain expertise in radar systems, electronic attack countermeasures, and secure communications architectures.