Emily Kiehn

Emily Kiehn serves as a key procurement specialist within the Naval Surface Warfare Center, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to modernize surface ship sensor, communications, and electronic warfare systems. She manages complex acquisitions for advanced technical systems including signal processing hardware, precision instrumentation, and electronic component integration, ensuring alignment with fleet readiness and undersea dominance objectives. Her work bridges technical requirements from engineering teams with contract execution, focusing on rapid prototyping, sustainment, and technology insertion for maritime platforms. Kiehn maintains consistent relationships with a select group of defense-focused contractors, including CYNERGY PROFESSIONAL SYSTEMS LLC, AEROSPACE & COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, and SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, all of which provide specialized engineering services and electronic system integration. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established defense contractors with proven expertise in naval electronics, though she also engages niche firms like The Whiskey Project Group USA LLC for tailored technical solutions. These partnerships are characterized by repeat engagements and performance-based contract structures, emphasizing technical fidelity and rapid delivery cycles. Kiehn’s procurement portfolio exhibits no set-aside preferences, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a mission-driven prioritization of technical capability and schedule certainty over socioeconomic targeting, consistent with the Navy’s need for high-assurance systems in time-sensitive operational environments. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in her portfolio, all vendors are evaluated on technical merit, past performance, and compliance with defense acquisition regulations. Her primary NAICS focus areas—325110, 332913, 336211, and 336310—indicate a strong alignment with the procurement of specialized materials, precision-machined components, and embedded systems used in naval sensor and control hardware. Though these NAICS codes appear atypical for a naval R&D center, they reflect the underlying supply chain for custom-engineered subsystems, including ruggedized enclosures, thermal management components, and high-reliability connectors critical to electronic warfare and sonar systems.