Gina Proske

Gina Proske serves as a key procurement professional within Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to advance maritime warfare capabilities through the acquisition of advanced sensor, navigation, and electronic warfare systems. She manages complex contracting actions for research, development, testing, and evaluation programs critical to undersea, surface, and aerial domain superiority. Her portfolio emphasizes high-technology systems including sonar arrays, signal processing instrumentation, and integrated communication platforms, ensuring naval platforms maintain operational edge through cutting-edge engineering solutions. Proske maintains strategic relationships with leading defense and aerospace contractors including Science Applications International Corporation, Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, Astronics Test Systems Inc, Serco Inc, and Mikel Inc. These partnerships reflect a consistent focus on firms with proven expertise in naval systems integration, test equipment development, and mission-critical electronics. Her contracting approach prioritizes technical capability, past performance, and system interoperability, fostering long-term vendor collaboration to meet evolving warfighter requirements. Her procurement patterns demonstrate a strong commitment to small business participation, with over 43% of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. While no specific socioeconomic set-asides dominate, her consistent use of small business contracting mechanisms underscores a deliberate effort to broaden vendor diversity and stimulate innovation among qualified small firms in the defense technology sector. Proske’s primary NAICS focus areas include 334511 for search, detection, and navigation system manufacturing, and 238220 for specialized HVAC infrastructure supporting sensitive test facilities. She also procures services under 541519 for advanced computer systems and 332710 for precision machine shop work, reflecting a multidisciplinary technical portfolio centered on naval system sustainment, testbed development, and mission-critical hardware fabrication.