Jeannine Beavers

Jeannine H. Beavers serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex research and development acquisitions aligned with the Department of the Navy’s strategic imperatives in advanced science and technology. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle management of competitive and non-competitive contracts, with a focus on securing cutting-edge capabilities in physical sciences, engineering, and mission-critical instrumentation. She routinely handles acquisitions for high-precision sensors, electronic warfare systems, signal processing platforms, and autonomous navigation technologies, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations while advancing NRL’s mission to deliver next-generation maritime innovations. Beavers maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of technical contractors, including Assurance Technology Corp, L3Harris NexGen Communications LLC, Envisioneering Inc, Integration Innovation Inc, and Analex Corporation. These partnerships are characterized by deep technical collaboration, often involving prototype development, systems integration, and rapid prototyping efforts. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes and technical rigor, fostering long-term vendor engagement with firms that demonstrate proven expertise in defense-oriented R&D and advanced electronics manufacturing. Her procurement portfolio reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 72.7% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions, while 27.3% are structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This balanced approach supports both large-tier technical integrators and agile small businesses capable of delivering specialized solutions, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to fostering innovation through diverse vendor participation. Beavers’ primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541712 (R&D in physical and engineering sciences), which accounts for 60% of her activity, followed by manufacturing categories including 334220 (wireless communications equipment) and 334511 (navigation and guidance systems). Her expertise centers on procuring advanced electro-optical systems, RF components, embedded signal processors, and integrated test platforms essential to naval surveillance, electronic combat, and autonomous platform development.