Christopher R. Hebert

Christopher Hebert serves as a key procurement professional within Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to advance maritime warfare capabilities through the acquisition of advanced sensor, navigation, and electronic warfare systems. He manages complex contracts for research, development, testing, and evaluation of undersea, surface, and aerial domain technologies, ensuring alignment with naval operational requirements. His acquisitions focus on mission-critical systems including sonar arrays, signal processing hardware, integrated communication platforms, and precision navigation instrumentation, often requiring high-assurance compliance with DoD cybersecurity and technical specification standards. Hebert maintains strategic 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 established systems integrators and specialized technology providers with proven expertise in naval electronics, test instrumentation, and ruggedized hardware development. His contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor, performance-based outcomes, and long-term vendor collaboration to support sustained naval innovation. His procurement patterns show a strong preference for open competition, with 66.7% of awards issued without set-aside designations, while maintaining a consistent 33.3% allocation to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This balance reflects a deliberate strategy to leverage small business innovation while ensuring access to specialized capabilities only available through larger, experienced contractors. Hebert actively facilitates small business participation without compromising mission-critical performance standards. His primary NAICS focus areas include Engineering Services (541330) for systems integration and technical analysis, and Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), underscoring his deep expertise in naval sensor and avionics procurement. He also routinely supports machine shop and peripheral equipment manufacturing contracts to sustain the supply chain for ruggedized, high-reliability components critical to undersea warfare systems.