Laureano Costa

Laureano Costa serves as a key procurement professional within Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to advance cutting-edge maritime warfare capabilities. He manages complex research and development contracts focused on naval sensor systems, electronic warfare components, and integrated communication architectures critical to undersea, surface, and aerial domain superiority. His acquisitions center on high-technology engineering solutions requiring rigorous testing, evaluation, and systems integration, ensuring operational readiness across naval platforms. Costa’s work directly enables the transition of experimental technologies into fielded capabilities, aligning procurement strategy with NUWC’s R&D imperatives. He maintains sustained 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 established firms with proven expertise in advanced maritime systems, signal processing, and test instrumentation. His contracting approach emphasizes technical proficiency, past performance, and the ability to meet stringent Navy specifications, fostering long-term collaborations built on reliability and innovation in high-stakes environments. Costa’s procurement portfolio exhibits no set-aside preferences, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a mission-driven prioritization of technical capability and system performance over socioeconomic classifications, consistent with NUWC’s focus on mission-critical R&D where specialized expertise often resides with large, established defense contractors. While small business participation is not formally prioritized, all procurements adhere to federal acquisition regulations and competitive bidding standards. His primary focus lies within NAICS 541712—Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences—where he procures advanced sonar arrays, underwater acoustic transducers, navigation instrumentation, electronic countermeasure systems, and real-time data fusion platforms. His domain expertise spans electro-optical sensing, signal integrity, and embedded systems engineering, ensuring acquisitions align with the Navy’s evolving undersea warfare requirements.