Carolyn Gillman

Carolyn Gillman serves as a Contract Specialist at Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport, where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisitions that support the Department of the Navy’s mission to advance maritime warfare capabilities. She manages the full lifecycle of procurements for advanced naval systems, with a focus on sensor technologies, electronic warfare components, and integrated communication platforms essential for undersea, surface, and aerial domain superiority. Her expertise spans technical contracting for high-performance instrumentation, navigation systems, and signal processing equipment, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning with operational readiness requirements. Gillman maintains consistent working relationships with key industry partners including Science Applications International Corporation, Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, Astronics Test Systems Inc, Serco Inc, and Mikel Inc. These partnerships reflect a preference for established defense contractors with proven capabilities in ruggedized electronics, test and evaluation systems, and mission-critical communications. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical rigor, and long-term vendor collaboration to meet the demanding environmental and operational standards of naval platforms. Her procurement portfolio reflects a strong orientation toward open competition, with 95.5% of awards issued without set-aside designations, indicating a primary focus on technical capability over socioeconomic categorization. While small business participation is present at 4.5%, it is strategically aligned with firms demonstrating specialized expertise in niche defense technologies rather than broad socioeconomic compliance. Gillman’s primary NAICS focus lies in Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), followed by Radio and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing (334220) and Instrument Manufacturing for Electrical Signal Testing (334515). She routinely procures precision sensors, sonar arrays, electronic countermeasure systems, and data acquisition hardware, demonstrating deep technical fluency in naval signal processing, radar systems, and maritime electronic integration.