Pamela J Sheehan-McGuire

Pamela J. Sheehan-McGuire serves as a Contract Negotiator at Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport, where she plays a pivotal role in securing advanced maritime technologies critical to naval dominance. Responsible for negotiating complex procurements under the Department of the Navy’s N66604 contract vehicle, she specializes in acquisitions for naval sensor systems, electronic warfare components, and integrated communication architectures used in undersea, surface, and aerial domains. Her work ensures timely delivery of mission-critical capabilities through rigorous compliance with FAR and DFARS regulations, aligning procurement outcomes with NUWC’s R&D and test-evaluation priorities. Sheehan-McGuire maintains strong, ongoing relationships with leading defense and aerospace contractors including Science Applications International Corporation, Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, Astronics Test Systems Inc, Serco Inc, and Mikel Inc. These partnerships reflect a focus on high-precision engineering firms capable of delivering ruggedized instrumentation, signal processing hardware, and testbed systems for naval applications. Her negotiation approach emphasizes technical alignment, performance-based outcomes, and long-term vendor collaboration to support sustained system readiness and innovation. Her contracting patterns reveal an equal split between open competition and Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate and consistent commitment to socioeconomic diversity. She actively engages small businesses with expertise in electronic test equipment and precision instrumentation, ensuring broad participation without compromising technical rigor or mission performance. Sheehan-McGuire’s portfolio is exclusively focused on NAICS 334515—Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals—reflecting deep specialization in procurement of test and measurement systems, signal analyzers, sonar transducers, and electronic countermeasure hardware. Her technical acumen enables her to evaluate complex engineering specifications and ensure contractor deliverables meet stringent naval operational requirements for reliability, electromagnetic compatibility, and environmental durability.