Sabrina Tippins

Sabrina Tippins serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock (N00167), supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to advance maritime warfare capabilities through research, development, and evaluation of naval systems. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on facilities support, nonhazardous waste management, and commercial/institutional construction services critical to sustaining Carderock’s test and evaluation infrastructure. Her work ensures that the agency’s physical and operational environments meet rigorous standards for safety, efficiency, and mission readiness, aligning procurement activities with the center’s strategic goals in hydrodynamics, signature management, and survivability research. Tippins maintains strong working relationships with a stable cohort of prime contractors, including BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P., Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, and CB Design & Huitt Zollars Joint Venture, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced firms capable of delivering complex, mission-critical support services under stringent government specifications. Her contracting patterns emphasize long-term vendor collaboration, particularly with contractors possessing specialized expertise in naval facility modernization, environmental compliance, and technical testing support. A hallmark of her procurement approach is a strong commitment to small business participation, with approximately two-thirds of her awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster innovation and capacity-building among small businesses in the defense support sector, ensuring broad economic impact alongside mission effectiveness. Her primary NAICS focus areas—562219 (nonhazardous waste treatment), 561210 (facilities support services), and 236220 (commercial and institutional building construction)—reveal a specialization in sustaining Carderock’s physical infrastructure and environmental operations. She procures services ranging from hazardous material handling and facility maintenance to structural upgrades and test site modifications, all tailored to support advanced naval system development and evaluation.