Tammy Kershner

Tammy Kershner serves as a primary contracting professional at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division, where she plays a critical role in advancing the Navy’s ordnance and explosives capabilities through strategic acquisition planning and contract execution. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle management of technical services and specialized manufacturing contracts, with a focus on engineering support, testing services, and explosives production. She ensures alignment between procurement activities and the agency’s mission to modernize weapon system sustainment, enhance ordnance safety protocols, and deliver precision instrumentation for naval warfare platforms. Kershner maintains established relationships with a core group of technical contractors, including TOTAL CONCEPTS OF DESIGN INC, Boh Environmental, L.L.C., and CHUCKING MACHINE PRODUCTS, INC., who provide specialized engineering, environmental compliance, and precision machining services. She also collaborates with Canadian Commercial Corporation for international procurement support and DEVAL LIFE CYCLE SUPPORT LLC for logistics and maintenance solutions. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor partnerships grounded in technical expertise, regulatory compliance, and mission-critical performance requirements. Kershner’s procurement portfolio reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions issued under no set-aside categories. While she does not prioritize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, her contracting decisions are driven by technical capability and mission necessity rather than socioeconomic criteria. Her primary NAICS focus areas include Engineering Services (541330), Testing Laboratories and Services (541380), and Explosives Manufacturing (325920), reflecting deep expertise in ordnance system development, non-destructive evaluation, and high-hazard material handling. She consistently procures advanced instrumentation, automated testing systems, and proprietary explosives production equipment, demonstrating specialized knowledge in naval ordnance lifecycle support and defense-industrial base modernization.