Pedro Rivas

Pedro Rivas serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (N64267), where he plays a critical role in executing complex procurements to support the development, integration, and sustainment of advanced naval electronic systems. His responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle of acquisition activities for sensors, communications, navigation, and signal processing technologies critical to surface ship and maritime platform readiness. Rivas specializes in managing competitive solicitations under FAR and DFARS frameworks, with a focus on engineering services, technical instrumentation, and mission-critical hardware for naval warfare systems. His work directly enables fleet modernization initiatives centered on sonar, radar, and electronic warfare capabilities. Rivas maintains established relationships with a core 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 partnerships reflect a blend of defense-oriented systems integrators, specialized electronics manufacturers, and niche service providers supporting infrastructure and technical operations. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and long-term sustainment support, fostering collaborative vendor engagement grounded in mission alignment and regulatory rigor. His procurement portfolio is overwhelmingly dominated by open, unrestricted acquisitions, with only 14.3% of awards designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. While he does not frequently utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, he consistently adheres to small business subcontracting goals and ensures compliance with socioeconomic reporting requirements, reflecting a balanced approach that prioritizes technical capability while supporting broader small business participation where feasible. Rivas’s primary NAICS focus areas include 334220 for radio and wireless communications equipment manufacturing and 811310 for commercial and industrial machinery repair and maintenance, underscoring his technical expertise in electronic systems integration and field sustainment. He regularly procures specialized audio/video equipment, telecommunications hardware, and precision instrumentation used in naval sensor suites, demonstrating deep familiarity with defense electronics manufacturing and maintenance ecosystems essential to undersea and surface domain superiority.