Emily Keehan

Emily M. Keehan serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWC Dahlgren), supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to develop and integrate advanced warfighting systems. She manages complex acquisitions for cutting-edge sensor technologies, command and control platforms, and embedded computing systems critical to naval surface warfare. Her portfolio emphasizes research, development, test, and evaluation contracts that enable integrated electronic warfare, signal processing, and networked combat capabilities. Keehan’s work ensures timely delivery of mission-critical technologies to support fleet readiness and next-generation naval superiority. She maintains strong working relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including TEX-TECH ENGINEERED COMPOSITES, LLC for advanced material systems, TATITLEK GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC. for technical and engineering support, 3DB LABS INC for additive manufacturing solutions, WASTE REMOVAL USA, LLC for environmental compliance services, and BOWHEAD PROGRAM MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONS, LLC for programmatic and operational support. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in defense-grade electronics, rapid prototyping, and mission-critical logistics, often requiring stringent compliance with military specifications and secure supply chain protocols. Keehan’s contracting patterns show a strong emphasis on open competition, with 94.4% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions. Only 5.6% of contracts are designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, indicating a focus on technical capability over socioeconomic preferences, though small business participation remains a recognized component of her acquisition strategy. Her procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 334511 (search, detection, and navigation systems), 511210 (software publishing), and 334419 (other electronic component manufacturing), reflecting deep specialization in radar and sensor systems, real-time signal processing software, and high-reliability electronic components. She routinely procures advanced instrumentation for measuring electrical signals and embedded computing hardware tailored to naval combat environments.