Nancy A Teasdale

Nancy A. Teasdale serves as a Contract Negotiator at Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport, where she plays a pivotal role in securing critical technologies that advance naval warfare capabilities. She manages complex acquisitions for advanced maritime systems, with a focus on sensor arrays, electronic warfare components, and integrated communication platforms essential for undersea, surface, and aerial domain superiority. Her work ensures timely delivery of mission-critical hardware and software solutions aligned with the Department of the Navy’s strategic modernization priorities, bridging technical requirements with contractual compliance across the acquisition lifecycle. Teasdale maintains consistent working relationships with key industry partners including Science Applications International Corporation, Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, Astronics Test Systems Inc, Serco Inc, and Mikel Inc. These contractors provide specialized engineering, testing, and system integration services tailored to naval operational needs. Her negotiation approach emphasizes technical rigor, performance-based outcomes, and long-term vendor collaboration, fostering trusted partnerships that support sustained innovation and rapid prototyping cycles for next-generation naval systems. A strong advocate for small business participation, Teasdale prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, which account for over half of her portfolio, reflecting a deliberate strategy to expand the industrial base and cultivate emerging capabilities. She also actively engages HUBZone contractors, demonstrating a commitment to socioeconomic diversity and regional economic development in alignment with federal contracting goals. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS categories including 332999 (miscellaneous fabricated metal products), 334419 (other electronic components), and 335999 (miscellaneous electrical equipment), reflecting deep expertise in hardware fabrication, embedded systems, and custom electronics manufacturing. She frequently procures custom computer programming services under 541511 to support mission-critical software integration, underscoring her technical fluency in both hardware and software domains critical to modern naval operations.