Megan Gavarkavich

Megan Gavarkavich serves as a key procurement professional within the Office of Naval Research, supporting the agency’s mission to translate fundamental scientific research into operational naval capabilities. She manages a portfolio of acquisitions focused on administrative and general management consulting services, ensuring that strategic research initiatives are effectively planned, coordinated, and executed. Her work directly enables the Navy’s science and technology priorities by facilitating expert advisory support for complex R&D programs in autonomous systems, advanced propulsion, and maritime sensing technologies. She handles full lifecycle contract actions, including solicitation, evaluation, award, and performance oversight, primarily for high-level technical management and policy advisory services. Gavarkavich maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of established defense and science contractors, including Cherokee Strategic Solutions, LLC, Science Applications International Corporation, BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Skydwellers US Inc., and Abbott Laboratories Inc. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven experience in supporting federal R&D ecosystems, particularly those capable of delivering integrated science management, systems engineering, and operational transition services. Her contracting patterns indicate a reliance on long-term, high-trust vendor relationships built on technical credibility and institutional familiarity. Her procurement activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a mission-driven prioritization of technical expertise and institutional capability over socioeconomic preferences, aligning with the Office of Naval Research’s emphasis on rapid, high-quality delivery of scientific and engineering support. The primary NAICS code for her acquisitions is 541611, indicating a sharp focus on administrative management and general management consulting services. She procures high-level advisory support for research program management, technology transition planning, and science policy integration—services critical to sustaining the Navy’s innovation pipeline across physical, engineering, and life sciences domains.