Francisco Armas

Francisco J. Armas serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Surface Warfare Center, supporting the development and sustainment of advanced electronic, sensor, and signal processing systems for surface naval platforms. He manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on mission-critical instrumentation, electronic warfare components, and precision control systems that enhance situational awareness and fleet readiness. His work directly enables the Center’s strategic priorities in modernizing sonar, radar, and navigation technologies, ensuring alignment with naval operational requirements and defense innovation goals. Armas maintains consistent contracting relationships with specialized defense and aerospace contractors including CYNERGY PROFESSIONAL SYSTEMS LLC, AEROSPACE & COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, and SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION. These partnerships reflect a reliance on firms with deep expertise in electronic system integration, signal conditioning hardware, and precision manufacturing for maritime environments. His procurement approach emphasizes technical rigor, vendor reliability, and long-term sustainment support, fostering collaborative engagements with vendors capable of meeting stringent military specifications and rapid prototyping demands. While the majority of his acquisitions are unrestricted, Armas demonstrates a notable commitment to small business participation, with approximately 25.6% of awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate effort to cultivate innovation from agile, niche suppliers, particularly those with specialized capabilities in instrumentation and electronic manufacturing, rather than broader socioeconomic set-asides like 8(a) or HUBZone. His procurement focus centers on NAICS codes related to precision instrumentation and electronic component manufacturing, particularly 334515 and 334519 for measuring and controlling devices, and 332710 for machine shop services. He regularly procures custom-built sensors, signal conditioning units, wiring assemblies, and fluid power components critical to naval electronic systems, demonstrating deep technical fluency in the domains of electrical signal integrity, embedded instrumentation, and ruggedized hardware design.