Sarah Hayden

Sarah Hayden serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to advance ordnance systems and explosives technologies. She manages a portfolio of acquisitions focused on the development, testing, and sustainment of military-grade munitions, precision instrumentation, and specialized manufacturing processes critical to naval warfare readiness. Her work spans the full lifecycle of ordnance-related contracts, from initial engineering design to production-scale manufacturing and lifecycle support, ensuring compliance with stringent DoD safety and performance standards. Hayden maintains established relationships with a core group of specialized contractors including TOTAL CONCEPTS OF DESIGN INC, Boh Environmental, L.L.C., CHUCKING MACHINE PRODUCTS, INC., CANADIAN COMMERCIAL CORP, and DEVAL LIFE CYCLE SUPPORT LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on niche technical capabilities in explosives handling, precision machining, and ordnance system integration. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration with firms possessing proven expertise in defense-specific manufacturing environments and hazardous material handling protocols. Her procurement patterns show a strong preference for open competition, with 87.8% of awards issued without set-asides, indicating a focus on technical merit and industrial capacity over socioeconomic preferences. However, she consistently allocates 12.2% of awards to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured commitment to small business participation without compromising mission-critical performance requirements. Hayden’s primary NAICS focus areas include 325920 (Explosives Manufacturing), 332710 (Machine Shops), and 332510 (Hardware Manufacturing), reflecting deep expertise in ordnance production, precision component fabrication, and specialized hardware for military applications. She procures highly regulated goods and services requiring compliance with MIL-SPEC, DOT, and ATF standards, underscoring her technical proficiency in high-hazard, mission-essential procurement domains.