Renee Thiboutot

Renee Thiboutot serves as a key procurement professional within Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to advance maritime warfare capabilities through the acquisition of advanced sensor, navigation, and electronic warfare systems. She manages complex contracts for research, development, testing, and evaluation of next-generation undersea, surface, and aerial domain technologies, ensuring alignment with naval operational requirements. Her acquisitions focus on mission-critical systems that enhance situational awareness, signal processing, and integrated communications for naval platforms. Thiboutot 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 preference for established vendors with proven expertise in electronic systems integration, test equipment, and specialized engineering services. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor, performance-based outcomes, and long-term vendor collaboration to meet evolving naval technology needs. Her procurement portfolio reflects a strategic balance between open competition and small business engagement, with 75% of acquisitions conducted without set-asides and 25% designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This pattern demonstrates a deliberate commitment to fostering innovation through small business participation while maintaining access to high-capability prime contractors capable of delivering complex, mission-essential systems. Thiboutot’s primary NAICS focus areas include miscellaneous electrical equipment manufacturing, surgical appliance and supplies manufacturing, information services, and office machinery leasing—indicating a broad yet targeted procurement scope that spans hardware components, specialized test instrumentation, and supporting infrastructure. While some codes appear atypical for naval acquisitions, they likely reflect niche procurement needs such as custom sensor housings, calibration equipment, or data acquisition systems integral to undersea warfare testing environments. Her expertise lies in bridging technical requirements with compliant, scalable contracting solutions.