Marissa Woody

Marissa Woody serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NAVSURFWARCEN PHIL), supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain and modernize surface ship systems. She manages complex acquisitions for mission-critical engineering, electronic systems, and shipboard integration capabilities, including propulsion controls, damage control systems, and industrial control infrastructure. Her portfolio spans the full lifecycle of technical procurement—from requirements definition through contract award and performance oversight—ensuring alignment with naval operational readiness goals and defense acquisition regulations. She routinely handles contracts for advanced hardware, embedded software, and systems integration services essential to maintaining the Navy’s fleet of surface combatants. Woody maintains established working relationships with leading defense and industrial contractors including Fairbanks Morse, LLC, Leidos, Inc., Rolls-Royce Corporation, G.S.E. Dynamics, Inc., and Kampi Components Co Inc. These partnerships reflect a focus on high-reliability engineering firms capable of delivering ruggedized electronic components, propulsion systems, and mission-critical software solutions tailored to naval environments. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor, compliance with military specifications, and long-term sustainment support, fostering collaborative relationships with vendors who demonstrate proven expertise in naval platform integration and lifecycle management. Her procurement patterns show a strong preference for open competition, with 85.7% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions, indicating a focus on technical capability over socioeconomic categorization. However, she consistently allocates 14.3% of contracts to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured commitment to small business participation without compromising mission-critical performance standards. Woody’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334419 (Other Electronic Component Manufacturing) and 513210 (Software Publishers), reflecting demand for custom electronics and embedded software used in shipboard control systems. She also frequently procures engineering services (541330) and supports shipbuilding and repair (336611) and electronic computer manufacturing (334111), underscoring her technical expertise in naval electronics, digital control systems, and integrated platform modernization.