Samantha Yew

Samantha Yew supports the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Systems and Experimental Warfare Center in executing mission-critical acquisitions that advance maritime innovation and operational readiness. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on engineering services, technical research, and specialized infrastructure support, ensuring the development and sustainment of experimental warfare technologies, oceanographic systems, and explosive effects analysis capabilities. Her procurement activities are central to NAVFAC’s mandate of delivering cutting-edge scientific and engineering solutions to the Department of the Navy, with a strong emphasis on technical precision, resilience, and mission alignment. Yew maintains strategic relationships with a select group of specialized contractors, including Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for oceanographic research, Emerging Compounds Treatment Technologies, Inc. for environmental remediation, and Boh Environmental, L.L.C. for hazardous material handling. She also collaborates with SOCIEDAD ESPANOLA DE MONTAJES INDUSTRIALES SA for industrial systems integration and the Foundation for Marine Ecology and Telemetry Research for biological monitoring technologies. These partnerships reflect a preference for niche, high-expertise vendors capable of delivering complex, mission-specific solutions under stringent technical and security requirements. Her contracting patterns show a strong preference for open competition, with 83.3% of acquisitions conducted without set-aside restrictions. The remaining 16.7% are awarded as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, indicating a measured but deliberate commitment to small business participation without compromising mission-critical capabilities. She prioritizes technical merit and vendor capability over socioeconomic categorization, aligning with NAVFAC’s need for specialized expertise. Yew’s procurement focus centers on NAICS 811310 (industrial machinery repair and maintenance), 541511 and 541512 (custom programming and systems design), 541330 (engineering services), and 493190 (specialized warehousing). Her work spans the development of maritime test infrastructure, environmental monitoring systems, data-driven analytics platforms, and maintenance of experimental hardware—reflecting deep expertise in defense-relevant engineering and scientific services.