Sharon Cooper

Sharon G. Cooper serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division, supporting the Department of Defense’s mission to advance ordnance systems and explosive technologies. She manages complex acquisitions for engineering services, testing infrastructure, and specialized instrumentation critical to naval weapon system sustainment and modernization. Her portfolio emphasizes technical services that ensure the reliability, safety, and performance of munitions and precision control systems, often requiring high-assurance compliance with DoD standards for hazardous material handling and explosive testing. Cooper’s work directly enables the division’s core objectives in ordnance innovation and lifecycle support. She maintains consistent partnerships with a select group of contractors including TOTAL CONCEPTS OF DESIGN INC, Boh Environmental, L.L.C., and CHUCKING MACHINE PRODUCTS, INC., who provide specialized engineering, environmental compliance, and precision manufacturing services. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established vendors with proven expertise in ordnance-related technical domains, often engaging firms with deep domain knowledge in explosive handling, laboratory instrumentation, and defense-specific quality systems. These relationships are built on long-term performance and technical fidelity rather than broad competition. Cooper’s acquisition strategy prioritizes open competition, with 81.6% of awards issued under no set-aside, reflecting the technical complexity and specialized nature of required capabilities. Nevertheless, she actively supports small business participation, with 17% of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5 and a modest 1.4% allocated to HUBZone firms, demonstrating a measured commitment to socioeconomic goals without compromising mission-critical requirements. Her primary NAICS focus areas include Testing Laboratories and Services (541380), Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), and Professional and Management Development Training (611430), underscoring her emphasis on technical validation, precision instrumentation, and workforce readiness. She procures services and equipment essential to explosive ordnance disposal, non-destructive evaluation, and hazardous material handling, reinforcing her domain expertise in defense-related testing and systems integration.