Blaire Coulter

Blaire Coulter serves as a key procurement professional at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (N00164), where she supports the acquisition of critical electronic, electro-optical, and ordnance systems essential to naval warfare readiness. Her role centers on managing contract lifecycle activities for advanced sensing, signal processing, and communications technologies that enhance the capabilities of surface and expeditionary forces. Coulter specializes in end-to-end procurement of mission-critical defense systems, ensuring alignment with Navy modernization priorities in electronic warfare, radar detection, and signal intelligence. She interfaces closely with technical stakeholders to translate operational requirements into compliant, performance-based solicitations that meet stringent military standards. Coulter maintains consistent working relationships with prime contractors including Lockheed Martin Corporation, Programs Management Analytics & Technologies Inc., and Black Hills Ammunition Inc., reflecting a focus on established defense industry partners with proven expertise in complex systems integration. Her contracting patterns indicate a preference for experienced vendors capable of delivering high-assurance hardware, software, and logistics support for classified and expeditionary environments. She also engages specialized firms such as Integrity Defense Services Inc. and McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, suggesting a diversified portfolio that includes both technical systems and facility infrastructure support. Coulter’s procurement activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition, indicating a strong emphasis on technical capability and mission suitability over socioeconomic preferences. This pattern reflects the high-stakes, mission-critical nature of Crane’s programs, where performance and security requirements often supersede socioeconomic targeting. Her primary NAICS focus is 493110 (General Warehousing and Storage), signaling a significant operational need for secure, compliant logistics and supply chain management infrastructure to support the storage, distribution, and sustainment of sensitive ordnance and electronic components. This underscores her expertise in defense logistics and supply chain resilience, rather than traditional R&D or systems integration contracting.