Eileen D Emond

Eileen D. Emond serves as a Contract Negotiator at Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport, where she plays a pivotal role in advancing the Department of the Navy’s mission to develop and field cutting-edge maritime warfare systems. She specializes in negotiating complex contracts for advanced sensor technologies, electronic warfare components, and integrated communication systems critical to undersea, surface, and aerial domain superiority. Her work ensures timely acquisition of mission-critical capabilities while maintaining compliance with federal procurement regulations and technical performance standards. Emond maintains strong, ongoing relationships with key contractors including Science Applications International Corporation, Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, Astronics Test Systems Inc, Serco Inc, and Mikel Inc. These partnerships reflect a consistent reliance on firms with deep expertise in naval systems integration, test and evaluation infrastructure, and specialized electronic component manufacturing. Her negotiation approach emphasizes technical rigor, risk mitigation, and performance-based outcomes, fostering collaborative vendor relationships that support long-term operational readiness. Her contracting patterns demonstrate a strong commitment to small business participation, with 42.7% of awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. While the majority of acquisitions are open to all competitors, Emond actively prioritizes opportunities for small businesses with relevant technical capabilities, aligning with DoD socioeconomic goals without compromising mission requirements. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334419 (Other Electronic Component Manufacturing) and 541330 (Engineering Services), reflecting a strategic emphasis on custom-designed electronic subsystems, signal processing hardware, and systems engineering support for naval platforms. She routinely acquires specialized navigation instrumentation, sonar arrays, and embedded control systems, demonstrating deep technical fluency in maritime electronic systems and their integration into complex warfighting architectures.