Dana T. Spoelstra

Dana T. Spoelstra serves as a key procurement lead within the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, supporting the agency’s mission to advance undersea warfare technologies through the acquisition of specialized engineering and manufacturing services. Responsible for managing complex contracts aligned with submarine and unmanned undersea vehicle systems, Spoelstra focuses on securing ruggedized computing platforms, advanced sonar components, and signal processing hardware critical to undersea dominance. Their procurement portfolio emphasizes technical precision, operational resilience, and compliance with Navy-specific environmental and electromagnetic standards, ensuring delivered solutions meet the extreme demands of undersea environments. Spoelstra maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including ORDNANCE TECHNOLOGY SERVICE, INC., Boh Environmental, L.L.C., and AEROSPACE & COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, among others. These partnerships are characterized by long-term collaboration on mission-critical hardware development, environmental testing, and precision machining services. The contracting approach favors vendors with proven expertise in military-grade fabrication and undersea system sustainment, often engaging firms capable of rapid prototyping and low-volume, high-integrity production runs. A defining feature of Spoelstra’s contracting strategy is the exclusive use of Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a steadfast commitment to small business participation across all procurements. This pattern ensures that niche capabilities—often held by specialized manufacturers and minority-owned firms—are leveraged to meet the Navy’s unique technical requirements while fostering innovation within the defense industrial base. The primary NAICS focus areas—332710 (Machine Shops), 335929 (Other Communication and Energy Wire Manufacturing), and 331491 (Nonferrous Metal Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding)—reveal a deep specialization in precision metal fabrication, signal transmission components, and nonferrous alloy processing. Spoelstra’s acquisitions consistently target high-reliability components for underwater sensors, electronic warfare systems, and ruggedized data interfaces, underscoring expertise in materials science and undersea electronics integration.