Irene Katacinski

Irene Katacinski serves as a Senior Contracting Officer (SBO) at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock (N00167), where she leads the acquisition of critical engineering and technical support services essential to advancing naval maritime systems. Her role centers on managing complex procurements aligned with the agency’s mission to enhance the performance, stealth, and survivability of U.S. naval vessels through advanced research, development, and testing. She routinely handles contracts for engineering services, systems integration, and government support functions that directly enable signature management, hydrodynamic optimization, and sensor technology development for surface and underwater platforms. Katacinski maintains strong, ongoing relationships with industry leaders including BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P., GOODRICH CORP, and Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, among others. These partnerships reflect a preference for established defense contractors with proven expertise in naval systems engineering, materials testing, and advanced propulsion technologies. Her contracting patterns emphasize long-term, mission-critical collaborations with vendors capable of delivering high-assurance technical solutions under stringent Navy compliance standards. Her procurement portfolio reflects a uniform focus on full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside classifications. This indicates a strategic emphasis on technical capability and mission readiness over socioeconomic preferences, prioritizing performance and scalability in contractor selection. Katacinski’s primary NAICS focus areas—Engineering Services (541330), Other General Government Support (921190), and NAICS 519190—underscore her specialization in technical consulting, systems analysis, and applied research support. She procures services related to hydrodynamic modeling, acoustic signature reduction, structural testing, and advanced materials evaluation, ensuring that Carderock’s R&D initiatives remain at the forefront of naval innovation.