Sheila Ballard

Sheila Ballard serves as a Contract Specialist at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWC Dahlgren), where she plays a critical role in executing complex acquisitions that support the development and integration of advanced naval warfare systems. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of procurement actions for mission-critical technologies in electronic warfare, signal processing, command and control, and embedded computing. She ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning contract strategies with NSWC Dahlgren’s mission to deliver integrated, next-generation combat capabilities for surface ships and networked naval forces. Her portfolio primarily consists of research, development, and engineering services, along with specialized hardware manufacturing for defense applications. Ballard maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including TEX-TECH ENGINEERED COMPOSITES, LLC, TATITLEK GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC., 3DB LABS INC, WASTE REMOVAL USA, LLC, and BOWHEAD PROGRAM MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONS, LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on high-precision engineering, systems integration, and mission support services. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical rigor, performance-based outcomes, and long-term vendor collaboration, often involving sole-source or limited-competition actions for specialized defense technologies requiring unique expertise or proprietary capabilities. Sheila Ballard’s contracting activity shows no reliance on socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of her awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a mission-driven prioritization of technical capability and schedule fidelity over socioeconomic preferences, consistent with the highly specialized nature of NSWC Dahlgren’s R&D requirements. Her primary NAICS focus areas include Printed Circuit Assembly Manufacturing, Search and Navigation System Manufacturing, Research and Development in Physical and Engineering Sciences, and Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing. These domains underscore her deep expertise in procuring advanced electronics, sensor systems, computational hardware, and applied R&D services essential to modern naval combat systems.