Erin Calhoun

Erin Calhoun serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (N00164), supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to develop, test, and sustain advanced electronic, electro-optical, and ordnance systems. She manages complex acquisitions for mission-critical technologies including signal processing, electronic warfare suites, radar detection platforms, and precision navigation systems. Her work directly enables operational readiness for surface and expeditionary naval forces, ensuring that cutting-edge capabilities are fielded efficiently and in alignment with strategic modernization priorities. Calhoun specializes in sole-source and competitive procurements under the National Defense Authorization Act framework, with a focus on technical solutions requiring rigorous certification and compliance with military standards. Her primary contractor relationships include Lockheed Martin Corporation, Programs Management Analytics & Technologies Inc., Integrity Defense Services Inc., and Black Hills Ammunition Inc., reflecting a consistent reliance on established defense primes and specialized technology integrators. She also engages with niche contractors like McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC for infrastructure support tied to test facility operations. These partnerships are characterized by long-term, performance-based contracting models, often involving engineering services, systems integration, and sustainment support for classified and sensitive platforms. Calhoun’s procurement activity shows no set-aside preferences, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a mission-driven emphasis on technical capability and schedule urgency over socioeconomic targeting, though small business participation may occur organically through subcontracting or teaming arrangements. Her procurement focus is exclusively concentrated in NAICS 334511—Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing—underscoring deep expertise in procuring advanced sensors, guidance systems, electronic countermeasures, and related electro-optical hardware. She routinely handles acquisitions for ruggedized electronics, signal intelligence modules, and ordnance control systems, requiring deep technical understanding of DoD acquisition regulations and defense industry capabilities.