Jacob Udell

Jacob Udell serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division, supporting the U.S. Navy’s mission to sustain and modernize surface ship systems. He manages complex engineering and technical acquisitions focused on shipboard integration, propulsion, damage control, and industrial control infrastructure. His responsibilities include planning, soliciting, and awarding contracts for research, development, and testing of mission-critical naval systems, ensuring alignment with DoD standards and operational readiness requirements. Udell’s work directly enables the acquisition of advanced electronic and mechanical systems that enhance the durability, efficiency, and combat capability of naval platforms. He maintains longstanding relationships with leading defense contractors including Fairbanks Morse, LLC, Leidos, Inc., Rolls-Royce Corporation, G.S.E. Dynamics, Inc., and Kampi Components Co Inc., all of which provide specialized engineering, systems integration, and propulsion technologies. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical rigor, and long-term sustainment partnerships with vendors capable of delivering high-reliability solutions for harsh maritime environments. These collaborations are typically structured under cost-reimbursement and fixed-price incentive contracts to balance innovation with fiscal accountability. Udell’s procurement portfolio reflects a strict focus on open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside categories. This indicates a preference for full and open competition based on technical merit and capability, rather than socioeconomic designations. While small business participation is not formally prioritized through set-asides, he ensures compliance with all applicable small business subcontracting requirements within large-scale contracts. His primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541715—Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences—where he sources advanced engineering services, systems prototyping, and shipboard integration solutions. His domain expertise spans naval propulsion systems, ballast control, electronic warfare support infrastructure, and industrial automation technologies critical to maintaining the Navy’s surface fleet.