Samantha F. Cogdell

Samantha F. Cogdell serves as a key procurement professional within Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to advance cutting-edge maritime warfare capabilities. She manages complex acquisitions for advanced naval sensor systems, electronic warfare components, and integrated communication technologies critical to undersea, surface, and aerial domain superiority. Her portfolio centers on research, development, testing, and evaluation contracts that enable next-generation naval platforms, ensuring the fleet maintains technological dominance through innovation-driven procurement. Cogdell works closely with technical stakeholders to translate operational requirements into precise solicitation language and performance-based contract structures. She maintains consistent partnerships 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 relationships reflect a preference for established industry leaders with proven expertise in high-fidelity test equipment, signal processing systems, and mission-critical software integration. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor, performance accountability, and long-term vendor collaboration to ensure system interoperability and sustainment across naval platforms. Cogdell’s procurement activity is entirely unreserved, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside classifications. This reflects a strategic focus on technical capability over socioeconomic preferences, prioritizing mission-critical performance and system readiness over targeted small business set-asides. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in her portfolio, vendor selection remains grounded in merit-based evaluation of technical merit, past performance, and system compatibility. Her primary procurement focus is exclusively under NAICS Code 511210, which encompasses software publishing and the development of specialized naval software systems, including signal analysis tools, sensor fusion algorithms, and embedded control applications. She procures mission-critical software solutions and integrated hardware-software platforms that enhance sonar, navigation, and electronic warfare systems, demonstrating deep expertise in the technical domains of naval information warfare and autonomous maritime systems.