Olivia K. Maund

Olivia K. Maund serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NAVCEN), where she plays a pivotal role in acquiring critical undersea warfare technologies essential to the U.S. Navy’s operational superiority. Her procurement portfolio focuses on the development, testing, and sustainment of advanced sonar systems, underwater sensors, signal processing hardware, and ruggedized computing platforms for submarine and unmanned undersea vehicle applications. She manages full lifecycle acquisitions under FAR and DFARS guidelines, ensuring compliance with technical specifications, delivery timelines, and mission-critical performance standards. Her work directly supports NAVCEN’s strategic imperative to maintain technological dominance in undersea electronic warfare and navigation systems. Maund maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of specialized contractors, including Ordnance Technology Service, Inc., Boh Environmental, L.L.C., Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, and EOS of North America, Inc. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in defense-grade electronics, environmental compliance for maritime operations, and precision manufacturing of mission-critical hardware. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, technical alignment, and performance-based delivery, fostering reliable supply chains for complex undersea systems. Her procurement patterns show a strong preference for open competition, with 92% of awards issued without set-asides, indicating a focus on technical capability over socioeconomic classifications. However, she consistently reserves 8% of opportunities for Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured but deliberate commitment to small business participation within the defense industrial base. Maund’s primary NAICS focus areas include Electronic Connector Manufacturing (334417), Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing (334310), and Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), reflecting her specialization in ruggedized electronic components, underwater acoustics, and precision instrumentation. Her acquisitions center on high-reliability sensors, signal conditioning modules, and embedded computing systems engineered for extreme underwater environments.