Devin Santerre

Devin Santerre 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. Responsible for managing complex technical contracts, Santerre specializes in the procurement of precision instrumentation for electrical signal measurement, motor and generator systems, and integrated communication components critical to undersea, surface, and aerial domain superiority. Their work directly enables the testing, evaluation, and fielding of next-generation naval technologies, ensuring operational readiness across the maritime spectrum. Santerre maintains strategic relationships with a core group of 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 industry leaders with proven expertise in high-reliability electronics, test equipment, and mission-critical system integration. The contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor, performance-based outcomes, and long-term vendor collaboration to support sustained innovation and rapid prototyping cycles essential to naval R&D. While the majority of acquisitions are conducted as unrestricted competitions, Santerre consistently allocates approximately 20% of contract opportunities to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to fostering small business participation in advanced naval technology development. This reflects a balanced approach that prioritizes technical capability while expanding the industrial base through socioeconomic contracting mechanisms. The primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334515 for instrumentation manufacturing related to electrical and signal measurement, complemented by significant activity in motor and generator manufacturing (335312) and specialized electronic component production (335911). Santerre’s expertise centers on acquiring high-precision test systems, embedded control hardware, and ruggedized electronic assemblies that meet stringent military environmental and performance standards.