Matt Parlett

Matthew D. Parlett serves as a key procurement specialist within the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division, supporting the U.S. Navy’s mission to modernize and sustain surface ship systems. Though holding no formal title, he plays a critical secondary role in managing complex acquisitions for advanced engineering, electronic integration, and industrial control infrastructure essential to naval platform readiness. His responsibilities include facilitating contract execution for mission-critical systems such as propulsion controls, damage control networks, and ballast management technologies, ensuring alignment with Navy technical specifications and acquisition regulations. He operates within a high-technical environment requiring deep familiarity with defense procurement protocols and systems engineering lifecycle management. Parlett maintains consistent working relationships with industry leaders including FAIRBANKS MORSE, LLC, LEIDOS, INC., ROLLS-ROYCE CORPORATION, G. S. E. DYNAMICS, INC., and KAMPI COMPONENTS CO INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for established defense contractors with proven capabilities in shipboard systems integration, software-defined control architectures, and industrial machinery maintenance. His procurement approach emphasizes technical reliability and long-term sustainment, often engaging vendors with prior Navy experience and certified engineering competencies to support complex retrofit and modernization programs. His contracting patterns show a strong preference for open competition, with 93.3% of awards issued without set-aside designations, indicating a focus on technical merit and capability over socioeconomic categorization. While small business participation is present at 6.7%, it is primarily through Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, suggesting a strategic but limited emphasis on socioeconomic programs in favor of mission-critical performance. Parlett’s portfolio is dominated by NAICS 513210 (Software Publishers), reflecting heavy investment in embedded shipboard software, control algorithms, and digital twin applications. He also frequently procures engineering services (541330) and commercial machinery repair (811310), underscoring expertise in integrated hardware-software systems and lifecycle support for legacy naval infrastructure. His technical domain centers on mission-critical industrial control systems and shipboard electronic integration.