Michelle Coleman

Michelle Coleman serves as a key procurement lead within the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWC Dahlgren), supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to advance integrated warfighting systems through research, development, test, and evaluation. She manages a focused portfolio of acquisitions centered on precision-turned components and engineered manufacturing solutions critical to naval sensors, command and control platforms, and embedded computing systems. Her work directly enables the integration of high-reliability hardware into electronic warfare and signal processing architectures, ensuring operational readiness for surface ship and missile defense programs. Coleman maintains consistent partnerships with a select group of specialized contractors, including TEX-TECH ENGINEERED COMPOSITES, LLC, TATITLEK GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC., and 3DB LABS INC, reflecting a preference for firms with proven expertise in advanced materials, rapid prototyping, and defense-grade manufacturing. Her contracting patterns emphasize long-term vendor collaboration, often leveraging firm-fixed-price and cost-reimbursement mechanisms to support iterative development cycles and technical validation phases. These relationships are built on technical alignment, quality compliance, and responsiveness to evolving naval system requirements. She maintains a 100% small business set-aside preference under FAR 19.5, consistently directing acquisitions to small businesses regardless of socioeconomic category, demonstrating a robust commitment to broad-based small business participation. Her contracting approach prioritizes agility and innovation, often engaging firms with niche capabilities in precision machining and defense-compliant fabrication to meet stringent military specifications. Her procurement focus is exclusively aligned with NAICS 332721 (Precision Turned Product Manufacturing), reflecting deep expertise in procuring machined metal and composite components for mission-critical naval systems. She specializes in acquiring high-tolerance turned parts, threaded assemblies, and custom-engineered hardware used in radar, communications, and guidance subsystems, ensuring compatibility with naval electronic architectures and environmental durability standards.