Christine Dye

Christine Dye serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock (N00167), supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to advance maritime warfare capabilities through research, development, and testing of naval systems. She manages complex acquisitions in engineering services, sensor instrumentation, and computing infrastructure, ensuring alignment with technical requirements for hydrodynamic performance, signature management, and underwater platform survivability. Her work directly enables the integration of advanced technologies into naval vessels and underwater systems, bridging laboratory innovation with operational readiness through structured contracting processes. Dye maintains consistent relationships with leading defense and engineering contractors, including BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P., GOODRICH CORP, and AEROSPACE & COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC. She frequently engages large prime contractors with proven expertise in naval systems integration, while also partnering with specialized firms such as WESTMORELAND MECHANICAL TESTING & RESEARCH, INC. and CB DESIGN & HUITT ZOLLARS JOINT VENTURE, LLC for niche technical services. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical rigor, performance-based outcomes, and long-term vendor collaboration to sustain mission-critical capabilities. Dye’s contracting portfolio reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued without set-asides. This indicates a strategic focus on accessing the broadest possible pool of technical expertise rather than socioeconomic targeting, aligning with the high-complexity, mission-critical nature of Carderock’s programs. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her portfolio, all awards remain compliant with federal acquisition regulations and competitive fairness standards. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), supporting systems engineering, test and evaluation, and computational modeling; NAICS 334515 (Instrument Manufacturing) for precision measurement and signal analysis equipment; and NAICS 518210 for high-performance computing and data infrastructure. These categories reflect deep technical expertise in naval signature reduction, propulsion diagnostics, and real-time sensor data processing, underscoring her specialization in advanced maritime systems acquisition.