Laina J Ouellette

Laina J. Ouellette 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 naval systems. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on sensor technologies, electronic warfare components, integrated communication systems, and precision navigation equipment critical to undersea, surface, and aerial domain superiority. Her work ensures timely delivery of mission-critical hardware and engineering services that support testing, evaluation, and fielding of next-generation naval platforms. Ouellette maintains consistent working relationships 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 partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with deep expertise in military-grade electronics, test and evaluation systems, and systems integration. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor, performance-based outcomes, and long-term vendor collaboration to meet the Navy’s evolving operational requirements. She demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with over half of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster innovation and capacity building among small manufacturers and service providers, ensuring broad socioeconomic inclusion in the naval technology supply chain. Her contracting patterns consistently prioritize small business eligibility, aligning with Department of Defense goals for equitable access to federal opportunities. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS categories including 332710 (Machine Shops), 334417 (Electronic Connector Manufacturing), and 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), indicating a technical emphasis on precision machining, signal integrity components, and specialized engineering support. She routinely acquires custom-built electronic assemblies, ruggedized connectors, and mission-specific software solutions that enable advanced sonar, radar, and undersea communication systems essential to naval operational readiness.