Megan Ault

Megan Ault serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock (N00167), supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to advance maritime warfare capabilities through research, development, and testing of advanced naval systems. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on signature management, hydrodynamic performance, and sensor integration for surface and underwater platforms. Her work centers on engineering services, specialized instrumentation, and mission-critical technology development, ensuring that contracting strategies align with technical requirements for stealth, survivability, and operational effectiveness across the naval fleet. Ault maintains consistent relationships with a select group of high-technical-capability contractors, including BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P., Goodrich Corp, and Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, who provide advanced engineering, sensor systems, and materials testing services. She also collaborates with specialized joint ventures such as CB Design & Huitt Zollars and Westmoreland Mechanical Testing & Research, indicating a preference for vendors with deep domain expertise in naval systems integration, non-destructive evaluation, and precision measurement technologies. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term technical partnerships over transactional engagements, fostering collaboration on complex, mission-sensitive projects. Ault’s procurement patterns reflect a strong emphasis on open competition, with 69.2% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions. However, she demonstrates a meaningful commitment to small business participation, consistently allocating 30.8% of contracts as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, supporting innovation from agile, niche suppliers without favoring specific socioeconomic categories like 8(a) or HUBZone. Her primary NAICS focus areas include engineering services (541330), other measuring and controlling device manufacturing (334519), and research and development in physical sciences (541712), underscoring her expertise in procuring precision instrumentation, fiber optic systems, and applied R&D for naval applications. She specializes in acquiring technologies that enhance naval platform performance through advanced sensing, control systems, and materials characterization, ensuring alignment with Carderock’s strategic R&D objectives.