Michele Evans

Michele Evans serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NAVSURFWARCENT PHIL), where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisitions that sustain and modernize critical naval platforms. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of contracts for shipboard systems, including propulsion, damage control, ballast, and industrial control infrastructure. She specializes in engineering and technical services contracts aligned with the Navy’s mission to maintain operational readiness across surface fleets, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and technical performance standards. Evans maintains established relationships with key industry partners including FAIRBANKS MORSE, LLC, LEIDOS, INC., ROLLS-ROYCE CORPORATION, G. S. E. DYNAMICS, INC., and KAMPI COMPONENTS CO INC. These partnerships reflect a focus on high-performance marine systems, advanced electronics integration, and mission-critical engineering support. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, technical evaluation rigor, and performance-based acquisition strategies to ensure system reliability and lifecycle sustainability. A strong advocate for small business participation, Evans consistently prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, with approximately 77.8% of her awards directed to small businesses. This reflects a deliberate and sustained commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals, fostering innovation and capacity development among qualified small vendors in the defense industrial base. Her procurement focus is overwhelmingly centered on NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), with additional emphasis on NAICS 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services) and NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services). She routinely procures integrated shipboard systems, digital control architectures, and technical support services essential to modernizing naval vessels, demonstrating deep expertise in maritime engineering and defense systems integration.