Brett P Griffin

Brett P. Griffin serves as a Contract Negotiator at Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport, where he plays a critical role in securing advanced maritime technologies essential to naval dominance. Responsible for negotiating and managing complex procurement actions, Griffin supports the agency’s mission to develop, test, and evaluate next-generation sonar, navigation, electronic warfare, and integrated communication systems. His acquisitions span the full lifecycle of defense-critical hardware and software, with a focus on high-performance sensor arrays, analytical instrumentation, and mission-specific computing platforms. He works closely with engineering and acquisition teams to ensure contractual terms align with technical requirements and operational readiness goals. Griffin maintains consistent working relationships with leading defense and aerospace contractors including Science Applications International Corporation, Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, Astronics Test Systems Inc, Serco Inc, and Mikel Inc. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in naval systems integration, ruggedized electronics, and test & evaluation infrastructure. His negotiation approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and supply chain resilience, fostering long-term collaborations with firms capable of delivering specialized, low-volume, high-complexity solutions under stringent military specifications. While the majority of his acquisitions—82.3%—are conducted as full and open competitions, Griffin demonstrates a meaningful commitment to small business participation, with 17.6% of awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. He actively supports the inclusion of qualified small businesses in the defense industrial base, particularly those with capabilities in precision manufacturing and electronic systems integration, without favoring specific socioeconomic categories like 8(a) or HUBZone. His procurement focus centers on NAICS 334511 for search, detection, and navigation systems, with significant activity in analytical laboratory instrumentation (334516) and electronic computer manufacturing (334111). Griffin specializes in acquiring mission-critical components for undersea and surface warfare platforms, including signal processing units, testbed instrumentation, and embedded computing hardware engineered for harsh maritime environments.