Sydney McDonald-Johnson

Sydney McDonald-Johnson serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock (N00167), supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to advance maritime warfare capabilities through research, development, and testing of naval platforms. Responsible for managing complex acquisition programs, McDonald-Johnson specializes in procuring advanced engineering services, sensor systems, and signature management technologies critical to enhancing vessel stealth, hydrodynamic performance, and underwater survivability. Their acquisitions span the full lifecycle of naval system integration, from prototype development to operational testing, ensuring alignment with Navy technical specifications and acquisition regulations. McDonald-Johnson maintains strategic relationships with leading defense and aerospace contractors including BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P., GOODRICH CORP, and Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, often engaging them through competitive sealed bidding and negotiated contracts. These partnerships are typically structured around technical innovation, systems integration, and specialized testing services, with a preference for established industry partners capable of delivering high-assurance maritime technologies under stringent Navy standards. Joint ventures such as CB Design & Huitt Zollars are also regularly utilized for multidisciplinary engineering support. Set-aside preferences are overwhelmingly aligned with open competition, with 94.4% of awards issued without socioeconomic set-asides, reflecting a focus on technical capability and mission urgency. Only 5.6% of contracts are designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, indicating a selective but intentional approach to small business participation when it aligns with specialized technical needs. The primary NAICS focus areas include deep sea freight transportation (483111), industrial process instrumentation (334513), and electrical signal measurement systems (334515), underscoring expertise in procurement of marine logistics support, sensor calibration equipment, and data acquisition systems. McDonald-Johnson’s portfolio reflects deep technical domain knowledge in hydrodynamics, signature reduction, and naval systems testing, ensuring acquisitions directly enable Carderock’s mission to sustain naval superiority through advanced maritime technology.