Grace Haley

Grace Haley serves as the primary contracting lead for the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division, where she manages complex acquisitions critical to the modernization and sustainment of U.S. Navy surface platforms. Her portfolio centers on engineering services and specialized industrial components essential for shipboard systems, including propulsion, damage control, ballast, and industrial control infrastructure. She plays a pivotal role in executing the agency’s mission to maintain operational readiness through technically rigorous procurement of advanced naval technologies, ensuring compliance with Department of the Navy acquisition regulations and lifecycle support requirements. Haley maintains consistent partnerships with leading defense and industrial contractors including Fairbanks Morse, LLC, Leidos, Inc., Rolls-Royce Corporation, G.S.E. Dynamics, Inc., and Kampi Components Co Inc. These relationships reflect a preference for established industry players with proven expertise in marine engineering, electronic integration, and high-integrity metal components. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical capability, past performance, and systems integration proficiency, fostering long-term vendor collaboration on mission-critical naval platforms. Her procurement activity is exclusively non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition, indicating a strategic focus on technical merit and capability over socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her award patterns, her contracting decisions remain aligned with statutory requirements for fair competition and market responsiveness. Haley’s primary NAICS focus is on 541330 (Engineering Services), reflecting her leadership in procuring systems engineering, integration, and technical analysis for naval platforms, alongside 331529 (Other Nonferrous Metal Foundries), underscoring her oversight of specialized cast and forged components for shipboard machinery. Her domain expertise spans propulsion systems, industrial control networks, and mission-critical metallurgical components, positioning her at the intersection of advanced engineering and naval industrial base sustainment.