Keri Gunn

Keri Gunn serves as a primary contracting professional within Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to advance maritime warfare capabilities through research, development, testing, and evaluation of advanced naval systems. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions centered on sensor technologies, electronic warfare components, navigation systems, and integrated communication architectures critical to undersea, surface, and aerial domain superiority. Her role involves end-to-end procurement execution, from requirement validation to contract award and administration, ensuring alignment with naval operational priorities and federal acquisition regulations. Gunn maintains consistent working relationships with key industry partners including Science Applications International Corporation, Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, Astronics Test Systems Inc, Serco Inc, and Mikel Inc. These contractors provide specialized engineering services, test instrumentation, and mission-critical hardware essential to naval system integration. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for established technical partners with proven expertise in defense-grade electronics and system-level integration, fostering long-term collaboration on complex, high-performance programs requiring rigorous compliance and rapid prototyping capabilities. Her contracting activity is predominantly unrestricted, with 83.3% of awards issued without set-aside designations, indicating a focus on technical capability over socioeconomic preferences. However, she consistently allocates 16.7% of awards to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured commitment to small business participation without compromising mission-critical performance requirements. Gunn’s procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 334419 (Other Electronic Component Manufacturing) and 334511 (Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing), reflecting deep expertise in advanced maritime electronics, sonar arrays, and precision navigation instrumentation. She also oversees acquisitions in machine shops and hardware manufacturing to support custom fabrication of ruggedized components for harsh maritime environments, ensuring technological readiness across the naval fleet.