Kay V Proctor

Kay V. Proctor serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division (N00174), where she plays a critical role in executing complex acquisitions that support the Navy’s ordnance modernization and weapons system sustainment missions. She manages the full lifecycle of contract actions—from solicitation and source selection to award and closeout—for technical services and specialized manufacturing needs tied to explosives handling, precision instrumentation, and advanced control systems. Her portfolio emphasizes engineering, research and development, and industrial process control solutions, ensuring alignment with DoN requirements for reliability, safety, and operational readiness. Proctor maintains established working relationships with a select group of technical contractors, including TOTAL CONCEPTS OF DESIGN INC, Boh Environmental, L.L.C., CHUCKING MACHINE PRODUCTS, INC., CANADIAN COMMERCIAL CORP, and DEVAL LIFE CYCLE SUPPORT LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in ordnance engineering, environmental compliance, precision machining, and life cycle support services. Her procurement approach prioritizes technical capability, regulatory compliance, and mission-critical performance over cost alone, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in defense-specific standards. Her contracting patterns demonstrate a strong commitment to small business participation, with 42.9% of her awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. While the majority of her actions are open to full and open competition, she consistently leverages socioeconomic programs to enable qualified small businesses to contribute to national defense capabilities, reinforcing the Navy’s broader goals for inclusive industrial base development. Proctor’s primary NAICS focus areas include engineering services (541330), research and development in physical sciences (541715), and the manufacturing of industrial measuring and control devices (334513 and 334519). She procures specialized instrumentation, process control systems, and training solutions critical to ordnance safety, automation, and workforce readiness, reflecting deep technical familiarity with naval weapons systems and their supporting infrastructure.