Kimberly Martin

Kimberly Martin supports the Naval Research Laboratory’s mission by managing complex research and development acquisitions aligned with naval and national security priorities. She oversees the procurement of advanced scientific instrumentation, electronic warfare components, and signal processing systems, ensuring alignment with the Lab’s focus on foundational innovation in physical sciences and engineering. Her portfolio emphasizes early-stage R&D contracts that bridge laboratory prototypes with operational maritime systems, requiring deep technical understanding of sensor integration, autonomous navigation, and high-precision measurement technologies. Martin maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including Assurance Technology Corp, L3Harris NexGen Communications LLC, Envisioneering Inc, Integration Innovation Inc, and Analex Corporation. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in defense-grade electronics, embedded systems, and rapid prototyping. Her contracting approach favors collaborative, performance-based agreements that support iterative development cycles, often involving technical evaluations and prototyping milestones to de-risk innovation before full-scale production. Her procurement strategy prioritizes small business participation, with over half of her awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. While 8(a) and other socioeconomic set-asides represent a minor portion of her portfolio, her consistent use of small business set-asides demonstrates a deliberate commitment to fostering innovation from niche vendors with specialized technical capabilities in advanced instrumentation and electronic systems. Martin’s acquisitions are heavily concentrated in NAICS codes related to analytical laboratory instrumentation (334516), electronic computer manufacturing (334111), and precision signal measurement devices (334515). She routinely procures custom-built sensors, semiconductor-based test equipment, and embedded signal processing units—products critical to the Navy’s next-generation surveillance, electronic attack, and autonomous platform capabilities. Her expertise lies at the intersection of scientific research and defense procurement, ensuring that cutting-edge laboratory innovations are systematically transitioned into operational naval systems.