Stacy Noble

Stacy Noble serves as the primary contracting professional at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, where she plays a pivotal role in acquiring advanced undersea warfare technologies critical to the U.S. Navy’s operational superiority. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle management of procurements for sonar systems, underwater navigation and guidance instrumentation, ruggedized computing platforms, and specialized electronic warfare components. She ensures alignment with strategic modernization goals by executing complex acquisitions under FAR and DFARS guidelines, often coordinating with engineering and technical teams to define performance-based requirements for mission-critical systems. Noble maintains consistent procurement relationships with a select group of specialized contractors, including ORDNANCE TECHNOLOGY SERVICE, INC., Boh Environmental, L.L.C., and AEROSPACE & COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, all of which provide niche capabilities in undersea sensor development, environmental compliance, and high-reliability electronics. Her working pattern reflects a preference for established vendors with proven track records in defense-grade engineering, particularly those experienced in delivering ruggedized, submarine-compatible systems. She also engages construction and site development firms like MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC to support infrastructure needs for test facilities and research campuses. While the majority of her acquisitions are unrestricted, she actively supports small business participation, with nearly 29% of her awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. Her contracting approach reflects a deliberate commitment to expanding the defense industrial base by enabling capable small firms to compete for high-technical-demand contracts without compromising mission readiness. Her procurement focus is overwhelmingly centered on NAICS 334511, encompassing the design and manufacture of undersea detection, navigation, and guidance systems, with a secondary emphasis on NAICS 333517 for specialized machine tooling used in precision component fabrication. Her domain expertise lies in electronic warfare, signal processing, and underwater sensor integration—core capabilities essential to submarine and unmanned undersea vehicle operations.