Maureen Barlow

Maureen Barlow 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. She plays a central role in executing the agency’s strategic mission to sustain and modernize the U.S. Navy’s fleet through disciplined contract execution, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and naval engineering standards. Her portfolio is exclusively focused on boat building and ship construction, encompassing the procurement of surface and undersea platforms, propulsion systems, and integrated naval electronics. Barlow’s work directly enables fleet readiness and technological advancement across the Navy’s maritime combat architecture. She maintains consistent contracting relationships with leading shipbuilders and defense contractors, including Damen Shipbuilding & Cooperation B.V., Huntington Ingalls Incorporated, and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, alongside specialized systems integrators such as G.S.E. Dynamics, Inc. and Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for established industrial base partners with proven expertise in naval vessel design, fabrication, and system integration. Barlow’s contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor, performance-based outcomes, and long-term sustainment planning for complex maritime platforms. Barlow demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with 66.7% of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to cultivate capacity within the defense industrial base by enabling qualified small businesses to compete for high-value, technically demanding shipbuilding tasks. Her contracting patterns consistently prioritize socioeconomic goals while maintaining rigorous performance standards. Her procurement focus is entirely centered on NAICS 336612 (Boat Building), encompassing the design, construction, and modification of naval vessels ranging from patrol craft to support ships. She specializes in procuring integrated hull, mechanical, and electrical systems, as well as mission-specific naval electronics, demonstrating deep technical expertise in shipyard processes, naval architecture, and maritime systems integration.