Stephanie Marie Gutierrez

Stephanie Marie Gutierrez serves as a Purchasing Agent at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, where she plays a critical role in acquiring specialized technical services and systems that support the modernization of naval electronic warfare, sensor, and communications platforms. Her procurement activities directly enable fleet readiness by securing mission-critical capabilities in signal processing, navigation, and precision instrumentation. She routinely manages complex acquisitions under the Department of the Navy’s acquisition framework, focusing on custom software development, electronic system integration, and shipboard system sustainment, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations and technical performance standards. Gutierrez maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including Cynergy Professional Systems LLC, Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, Science Applications International Corporation, The Whiskey Project Group USA LLC, and Washington Office Interiors LLC. These partnerships reflect a balanced approach between established defense primes and specialized niche providers, with an emphasis on firms capable of delivering tailored solutions in electronic systems, software engineering, and facility support services. Her contracting patterns indicate a preference for long-term, performance-based engagements that ensure technical continuity and mission alignment. Her procurement strategy prioritizes open competition, with 75% of awards issued without set-aside designation, while maintaining a steady 25% commitment to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate effort to foster innovation through small business participation without compromising mission-critical delivery timelines or technical rigor. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541511 (Custom Computer Programming Services), where she secures advanced software solutions for radar, sonar, and electronic warfare systems. She also actively procures under NAICS 335911 for electronic component manufacturing and NAICS 336611 for ship system integration, demonstrating deep expertise in naval electronics lifecycle support and platform modernization.