Nicole Dibartolomeo

Nicole Dibartolomeo serves as a primary contracting professional within the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division, where she plays a critical role in acquiring mission-critical engineering and industrial systems to sustain and modernize U.S. Navy surface platforms. Her procurement activities center on shipboard integration, propulsion systems, damage control infrastructure, and industrial control technologies essential to naval operational readiness. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts spanning engineering services, fabricated metal components, and ship repair capabilities, ensuring alignment with the Navy’s strategic modernization goals and technical requirements for combat systems and vessel sustainment. She maintains established relationships with key industrial partners including Fairbanks Morse, LLC, Leidos, Inc., Rolls-Royce Corporation, G.S.E. Dynamics, Inc., and Kampi Components Co Inc, reflecting a preference for experienced defense contractors with proven expertise in marine propulsion, electronic systems integration, and high-integrity metal fabrication. Her contracting patterns indicate a reliance on long-standing vendor partnerships with deep technical capabilities in naval environments, often involving complex technical specifications and rigorous testing protocols under FAR and DFARS compliance frameworks. Dibartolomeo’s set-aside preferences show a strong emphasis on open competition, with approximately 71% of awards issued without socioeconomic set-asides. However, she consistently supports small business participation, with nearly 29% of contracts awarded under Total Small Business Set-Aside authorities, demonstrating a balanced approach that prioritizes technical capability while fostering opportunities for qualified small businesses in the defense industrial base. Her primary NAICS focus areas—332999 (Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Products), 541330 (Engineering Services), 331529 (Other Nonferrous Metal Foundries), and 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing)—reveal a technical specialization in shipboard mechanical and electrical systems, precision metal components, and integrated naval engineering solutions. She routinely procures mission-critical hardware and services that directly support the sustainment and upgrade of surface combatants and auxiliary vessels.