Kevin E. Silva

Kevin E. Silva serves as a key procurement professional within Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to advance maritime warfare capabilities through the acquisition of advanced sensor, navigation, and electronic warfare systems. He manages complex contracting actions for research, development, testing, and evaluation programs critical to undersea, surface, and aerial domain superiority. His portfolio centers on high-technology systems including sonar arrays, signal processing hardware, integrated communication suites, and precision navigation instrumentation, ensuring naval platforms maintain technological dominance in contested environments. Silva maintains consistent partnerships with leading defense and aerospace contractors including Science Applications International Corporation, Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, Astronics Test Systems Inc, Serco Inc, and Mikel Inc. These relationships reflect a preference for established industry leaders with proven expertise in naval systems integration, test equipment, and mission-critical electronics. His contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor, compliance with defense acquisition regulations, and performance-based outcomes, fostering long-term vendor collaboration on multi-year R&D initiatives. While the majority of his acquisitions are unrestricted, Silva demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with approximately 34.8% of awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to engage agile, innovative firms capable of delivering specialized components and rapid prototyping solutions, without relying on socioeconomically targeted set-asides such as 8(a) or HUBZone. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334511 for search, detection, and navigation systems, complemented by significant activity in electronic computer manufacturing (334111) and wireless communications equipment (334220). He routinely procures precision instrumentation, embedded computing modules, and ruggedized RF components essential to modern naval platforms, demonstrating deep technical fluency in maritime electronic systems and test infrastructure.