Kiani Carroll

Kiani Carroll serves as a key procurement professional within Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport, supporting the agency’s mission to advance naval warfare capabilities through the acquisition of advanced maritime systems. Responsible for managing complex research and development contracts, Carroll specializes in securing cutting-edge technologies for undersea, surface, and aerial domains, with a focus on sensor systems, electronic warfare components, and integrated communication architectures. Their work directly enables the Navy’s technological superiority by ensuring timely delivery of mission-critical R&D solutions aligned with strategic defense priorities. Carroll maintains strong, ongoing relationships with leading defense technology contractors including Science Applications International Corporation, Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, Astronics Test Systems Inc, Serco Inc, and Mikel Inc. These partnerships reflect a preference for established industry leaders with proven expertise in naval systems integration, test and evaluation, and advanced electronics. The contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical rigor, and sustained collaboration with vendors capable of delivering high-assurance, classified, and mission-essential capabilities under tight operational timelines. Carroll’s procurement activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on technical capability over socioeconomic criteria, prioritizing mission readiness and system interoperability. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through set-asides, the agency maintains an open procurement environment that allows qualified small firms to compete on technical merit. The primary NAICS classification underpinning all acquisitions is 541715—Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences. This underscores a deep technical focus on systems engineering, signal processing, sonar development, and electronic warfare innovation. Carroll’s portfolio consistently targets high-complexity R&D services involving prototype development, field testing, and transition of laboratory innovations into operational naval platforms.