Kyra C Stokes

Kyra C. Stokes serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to advance undersea warfare capabilities through the acquisition of advanced electronic systems, ruggedized computing platforms, and specialized sensor technologies. She manages a portfolio of contracts focused on the design, development, and sustainment of sonar, signal processing, and underwater navigation systems critical to submarine and unmanned undersea vehicle operations. Her work ensures timely delivery of mission-critical hardware and software solutions that meet stringent military specifications for performance, durability, and electromagnetic compatibility in deep-ocean environments. Stokes maintains consistent partnerships with a select group of specialized contractors, including Ordnance Technology Service, Inc., Boh Environmental, L.L.C., and Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, all of which provide niche engineering and manufacturing services tailored to undersea defense applications. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established vendors with proven expertise in electronic warfare systems, precision instrumentation, and industrial-grade computing hardware. These relationships are characterized by long-term technical collaboration and repeat award activity, underscoring a focus on reliability and domain-specific capability over broad competition. Her procurement approach is overwhelmingly non-set-aside, with 97.9% of awards issued under full and open competition, reflecting the technical complexity and specialized nature of undersea systems. Only 2.1% of awards are structured as total small business set-asides, indicating a prioritization of mission readiness over socioeconomic preferences, though small business participation remains a secondary consideration when technical requirements permit. Stokes primarily procures under NAICS codes 334111 (Electronic Computer Manufacturing) and 332710 (Machine Shops), with additional emphasis on 334118 and 334515 for peripheral equipment and precision test instrumentation. Her acquisitions center on ruggedized embedded systems, high-fidelity underwater sensors, and signal conditioning hardware—core components enabling the Navy’s undersea dominance through advanced electronic warfare and autonomous platform integration.