Paula Agnew

Paula Agnew serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Surface Warfare Center, supporting the agency’s mission to advance surface ship warfare capabilities through the acquisition of advanced electronic, sensor, and communications systems. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on the integration, sustainment, and modernization of naval signal processing, sonar, radar, and precision instrumentation technologies. Her work directly enables fleet readiness and undersea dominance by ensuring timely delivery of mission-critical systems that enhance situational awareness and operational effectiveness across maritime platforms. Agnew maintains consistent partnerships with a select group of contractors including Cynergy Professional Systems LLC, Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, Science Applications International Corporation, The Whiskey Project Group USA LLC, and Washington Office Interiors LLC. These relationships reflect a balanced approach to sourcing both technical solutions and facility support services, with a preference for firms demonstrating proven expertise in defense-grade electronics, systems integration, and specialized construction. Her contracting patterns suggest a focus on long-term vendor collaboration, prioritizing performance history and technical capability over transactional engagements. A strong advocate for small business participation, Agnew consistently structures acquisitions to maximize small business set-asides, with 57.1% of her contracts designated under the FAR 19.5 Small Business Set-Aside program. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster innovation and resilience within the defense industrial base by actively engaging qualified small and emerging vendors in high-impact naval technology programs. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS 238990 (All Other Specialty Trade Contractors) and 561621 (Security Systems Services), indicating substantial investment in facility-modification projects and physical security infrastructure alongside electronic systems integration. She also oversees prefabricated metal building procurement under NAICS 332311, demonstrating a unique blend of technical and physical infrastructure contracting expertise critical to maintaining operational readiness at naval installations.