Emily Usle

Emily Usle serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division (N00174), where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex procurements for ordnance systems, precision instrumentation, and specialized manufacturing components critical to naval warfare readiness. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisition actions—from market research and solicitation development to contract award and administration—ensuring compliance with DoD regulations and alignment with the agency’s mission to modernize munitions production and enhance weapon system reliability. Her portfolio primarily centers on technical engineering services and precision metal fabrication, supporting advanced explosives handling and testing infrastructure. Emily maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors, including TOTAL CONCEPTS OF DESIGN INC, Boh Environmental, L.L.C., CHUCKING MACHINE PRODUCTS, INC., CANADIAN COMMERCIAL CORP, and DEVAL LIFE CYCLE SUPPORT LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in precision metal components, environmental compliance for hazardous materials, and lifecycle support for defense-critical systems. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical capability, quality assurance, and supply chain resilience, often leveraging long-term vendor engagement to ensure continuity in high-stakes ordnance programs. Her procurement activity is exclusively conducted under no set-aside conditions, indicating a focus on open competition based on technical merit and industrial capacity rather than socioeconomic preferences. This reflects a strategic alignment with the agency’s need for specialized, high-precision manufacturing capabilities that may be limited to a narrow pool of qualified industrial partners. Emily’s acquisitions are concentrated under NAICS 332311 (Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing), underscoring her specialization in procuring custom-engineered metal components for ordnance storage, handling, and testing facilities. Her technical domain expertise lies in the integration of robust, militarily certified metal structures and subsystems that meet stringent safety and performance standards for explosive environments.