Elizabeth S. Ferguson

Elizabeth S. Ferguson serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to advance undersea warfare capabilities through the acquisition of specialized electronic, mechanical, and sensor systems. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on the development, testing, and sustainment of sonar arrays, signal processing hardware, ruggedized computing platforms, and underwater sensor instrumentation critical to submarine and unmanned undersea vehicle operations. Her work ensures the timely delivery of mission-critical technologies that maintain U.S. naval superiority in undersea domains, with a strong emphasis on electronic warfare, precision navigation, and high-reliability component manufacturing. Ferguson maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of specialized contractors, including Ordnance Technology Service, Inc., Boh Environmental, L.L.C., and Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, who provide advanced engineering services, environmental compliance support, and custom electronics manufacturing. She also collaborates with industrial partners such as McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC for facility-related infrastructure and EOS of North America, Inc. for precision manufacturing solutions. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in defense-grade fabrication, test and evaluation, and ruggedized system integration. Her contracting activity demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with nearly half of her awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, and a smaller but consistent allocation to 8(a) competed contracts. While the majority of procurements remain open to all competitors, her pattern reflects a deliberate strategy to foster innovation through small business engagement in niche technical domains. Ferguson’s procurement focus centers on NAICS categories including 332710 (Machine Shops) and 334412 (Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing), with significant activity in 334515 (Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals). She routinely acquires precision-machined components, bare PCBs, test instrumentation, and specialized hardware essential to undersea sensor systems, demonstrating deep familiarity with defense electronics supply chains and high-reliability manufacturing standards.