Patricia Severino

Patricia Severino serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), where she plays a pivotal role in acquiring advanced scientific and technological capabilities to support naval and national security missions. She manages the full lifecycle of complex R&D contracts, focusing on high-precision instrumentation, electronic warfare systems, signal processing hardware, and autonomous navigation technologies. Her work directly enables NRL’s mission to advance foundational research in physical sciences and engineering, ensuring timely delivery of mission-critical capabilities through compliant, risk-managed procurement practices aligned with DoD acquisition regulations. Severino maintains consistent working relationships with key industry partners including Assurance Technology Corp, L3Harris NexGen Communications LLC, Envisioneering Inc, Integration Innovation Inc, and Analex Corporation. These vendors are trusted providers of specialized sensors, test and measurement equipment, and embedded systems tailored to NRL’s unique experimental and field-deployable requirements. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical collaboration, performance-based outcomes, and long-term vendor engagement, fostering partnerships that bridge cutting-edge innovation with rigorous government compliance standards. Her contracting portfolio reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 86% of awards issued without set-aside designations, indicating a focus on technical merit and capability over socioeconomic categorization. Nevertheless, she actively supports small business participation, with nearly 14% of awards directed under Total Small Business Set-Asides (FAR 19.5), demonstrating a measured but meaningful commitment to fostering innovation from the small business sector. Severino’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) and 334515 (Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals), reflecting her specialization in high-performance test and measurement systems. She frequently procures custom-built electronic sensors, signal conditioning modules, and precision calibration equipment critical to NRL’s research in maritime surveillance, electronic countermeasures, and autonomous platform integration. Her expertise spans the intersection of laboratory instrumentation, defense electronics, and systems engineering procurement.