Matthew Barbato

Matthew Barbato serves as a key procurement professional within Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA HQ), supporting the acquisition and lifecycle management of naval vessels and mission-critical maritime systems. He plays a central role in executing the agency’s strategic mandate to sustain and modernize the U.S. Navy’s fleet through complex shipbuilding and repair contracts. His portfolio is exclusively focused on NAICS 336611—Ship Building and Repairing—encompassing the procurement of surface and undersea platforms, hull systems, propulsion integration, and naval electronics infrastructure. Barbato manages full-spectrum contract actions from solicitation through award and administration, ensuring alignment with Navy modernization priorities and defense acquisition regulations. He maintains established working relationships with leading prime contractors including Damen Shipbuilding & Cooperation B.V., Huntington Ingalls Incorporated, Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, G.S.E. Dynamics, Inc., and Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC. These partnerships are primarily structured around large-scale, technically demanding shipbuilding and systems integration initiatives, often involving multi-year performance-based contracts with stringent quality, schedule, and compliance requirements. His procurement approach emphasizes technical rigor, industrial base stability, and long-term vendor collaboration to support sustained fleet readiness. Barbato’s contracting activity reflects a strict focus on full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside preferences. There is no current utilization of 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic programs, indicating a procurement strategy centered on capability-driven sourcing rather than socioeconomic targets. This aligns with NAVSEA’s operational imperatives for mission-critical platforms requiring specialized industrial capacity. His technical expertise lies in naval ship construction, repair, and advanced system integration, with deep familiarity in naval architecture, combat systems integration, and marine propulsion technologies. He consistently procures high-complexity, defense-unique products requiring compliance with MIL-SPEC and NAVSEA technical standards.