Kathleen R. Harrigan

Kathleen R. Harrigan serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to advance undersea warfare capabilities through the acquisition of specialized electronic systems and ruggedized instrumentation. She manages contracts for critical technologies including sonar arrays, signal processing equipment, navigation systems, and underwater sensor platforms, ensuring the Navy maintains technological superiority in undersea domains. Her acquisitions focus on high-reliability, military-grade components designed for submarine and unmanned undersea vehicle operations, with an emphasis on electronic warfare and embedded computing systems. Harrigan maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of contractors including Ordnance Technology Service, Inc., Boh Environmental, L.L.C., and Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, all of which provide specialized engineering, test, and integration services for undersea systems. Her procurement approach favors established vendors with proven expertise in military-grade electronics and environmental hardening, often engaging them through competitive sealed bidding and negotiated contract actions. These partnerships reflect a preference for technical capability over volume, with a focus on mission-critical sustainment and modernization. Her contracting activity shows a strong preference for open competition, with 92.9% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions, indicating a primary emphasis on technical merit and mission readiness over socioeconomic preferences. When small business set-asides are utilized, they are typically structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a measured but deliberate commitment to small business participation without compromising technical requirements. Her procurement portfolio is dominated by NAICS 334515 (instrument manufacturing for electrical signal measurement) and 334516 (analytical laboratory instrumentation), underscoring deep expertise in acquiring precision test equipment and sensor systems. She also regularly procures components under NAICS 334511 for navigation and guidance systems and 336611 for ship integration support, demonstrating a technical focus on undersea surveillance, detection, and ruggedized electronics essential to naval undersea operations.