Maria Evans

Maria Evans serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NAVSURFWARCEN PHIL), where she manages the acquisition of mission-critical engineering and systems integration services essential to sustaining and modernizing U.S. Navy surface ships. Her portfolio focuses on complex procurements involving shipboard electronic systems, industrial control infrastructure, propulsion components, and damage control technologies. She plays a pivotal role in executing full lifecycle contracting actions—from market research and solicitation development to award and administration—ensuring compliance with FAR and Navy-specific acquisition policies while aligning with the agency’s strategic priorities in naval platform readiness and technological modernization. Maria maintains long-standing relationships with key industry partners including Fairbanks Morse, LLC, Leidos, Inc., Rolls-Royce Corporation, G.S.E. Dynamics, Inc., and Kampi Components Co Inc, reflecting a preference for established contractors with proven expertise in naval engineering, advanced manufacturing, and embedded systems. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor and performance-based outcomes, often engaging vendors with deep domain knowledge in shipboard integration, ruggedized electronics, and marine propulsion systems. These partnerships are characterized by sustained collaboration across multiple contract vehicles and technical refresh cycles. Her procurement patterns reflect a balanced approach to socioeconomic goals, with approximately one-third of her awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to expanding opportunities for small businesses in the naval industrial base. While the majority of her acquisitions are unrestricted, she actively seeks qualified small business vendors capable of delivering high-precision fabricated metal components and specialized electronic subsystems. Maria’s primary NAICS focus areas include Engineering Services (541330), Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (332999), and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (334419), underscoring her technical expertise in procurement of custom-engineered naval systems, precision-machined parts, and mission-critical electronic components for surface combatants and auxiliary vessels.