Mekenzie Marois

Mekenzie Marois 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 sensor, navigation, and electronic warfare systems. Responsible for managing complex technical contracts, Marois specializes in securing mission-critical components for undersea, surface, and aerial platforms, ensuring alignment with naval innovation priorities. Their acquisitions focus on high-performance electronic systems requiring rigorous testing and integration, directly enabling the Navy’s operational dominance in contested environments. Marois maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of industry partners, including Science Applications International Corporation, Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, Astronics Test Systems Inc, Serco Inc, and Mikel Inc. These contractors are routinely engaged for their expertise in developing and delivering specialized electronic components, test instrumentation, and integrated communication systems. The working relationships reflect a preference for vendors with proven capability in defense-grade electronics, systems integration, and rapid prototyping, often involving long-term technical collaboration and performance-based contract structures. Marois demonstrates an unwavering commitment to small business participation, with 100% of their acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This pattern underscores a deliberate strategy to foster innovation through agile, specialized vendors and to build a resilient supply base aligned with national security objectives. All procurements are designed to maximize opportunities for small businesses, ensuring broad socioeconomic inclusion without compromising technical rigor. The procurement portfolio is heavily concentrated in NAICS 335932 (noncurrent-carrying wiring device manufacturing) and 334419 (other electronic component manufacturing), reflecting a core need for ruggedized circuitry and embedded systems. Additional focus on NAICS 334511 (search, detection, navigation, and guidance systems) highlights deep technical expertise in sonar, radar, and precision navigation hardware. Marois’ work directly supports the development of next-generation maritime sensor suites and electronic warfare countermeasures essential to naval superiority.