Matthew McKeever

Matthew McKeever serves as a key procurement professional within Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to advance maritime warfare capabilities through the acquisition of advanced electronic systems. He manages complex contracts for critical naval technologies, specializing in the development, testing, and integration of sensor arrays, navigation systems, electronic warfare components, and integrated communication platforms essential for undersea, surface, and aerial domain superiority. His acquisitions are strategically aligned with NUWC’s R&D lifecycle, ensuring timely delivery of high-performance, mission-critical hardware and subsystems to support naval readiness and technological edge. McKeever maintains consistent partnerships 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 relationships are characterized by long-term, technical collaboration on classified and unclassified projects requiring rigorous compliance with naval specifications and systems integration standards. His contracting approach emphasizes vendor reliability, technical depth, and proven performance in delivering ruggedized electronic components and test equipment under demanding operational environments. McKeever’s procurement portfolio reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued without socioeconomic set-asides. This indicates a focus on technical capability and mission-critical performance over socioeconomic criteria, prioritizing the most qualified vendors regardless of business size or certification status. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in his portfolio, all acquisitions adhere to federal procurement integrity standards. His primary procurement focus lies within NAICS 334419 (Other Electronic Component Manufacturing), encompassing custom-designed circuitry, signal processing modules, sensor interfaces, and embedded systems for naval platforms. He specializes in procuring high-reliability electronic components, test instrumentation, and subsystems that support sonar, radar, electronic attack, and secure communications systems, demonstrating deep expertise in naval electronics engineering and systems procurement.