Shawn M. Waters

Shawn M. Waters serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division, supporting the U.S. Navy’s mission to modernize and sustain surface ship systems. He manages complex acquisitions for advanced engineering services, electronic systems, and shipboard integration capabilities, ensuring operational readiness through the procurement of mission-critical technologies in propulsion, damage control, ballast, and industrial control infrastructure. His work directly enables the lifecycle sustainment and technological evolution of naval platforms, aligning acquisitions with strategic modernization priorities and technical requirements defined by Navy engineering stakeholders. Waters maintains longstanding relationships with leading defense and industrial contractors including FAIRBANKS MORSE, LLC, LEIDOS, INC., ROLLS-ROYCE CORPORATION, G. S. E. DYNAMICS, INC., and KAMPI COMPONENTS CO INC. These partnerships reflect a focus on high-performance engineering solutions, specialized electrical components, and integrated naval systems. His contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor, performance-based outcomes, and long-term vendor collaboration, often involving complex solicitation strategies for systems requiring rigorous qualification and naval certification. His procurement portfolio is overwhelmingly dominated by open, unrestricted competitions, with over 90% of awards issued without set-aside preferences. While small business participation remains a secondary focus, he occasionally utilizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5 and infrequently awards to 8(a) certified firms, reflecting a balanced but primarily unrestricted contracting philosophy aligned with the technical complexity and scale of naval requirements. Waters’ primary NAICS focus areas include Electronic Computer Manufacturing (334111), Engineering Services (541330), and Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment Manufacturing (335999), underscoring his expertise in procuring embedded systems, control hardware, and specialized electrical components for naval vessels. His technical domain spans shipboard electronics integration, industrial automation, and mission-critical instrumentation, requiring deep understanding of military specifications and naval engineering standards.