Taylor Curtis

Taylor Curtis serves as a Contract Specialist at Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to advance maritime warfare capabilities through the acquisition of advanced sensor, navigation, and electronic warfare systems. In this role, Curtis manages the full lifecycle of complex procurement actions, from requirements validation and market research to contract award and administration, with a focus on mission-critical technologies for undersea, surface, and aerial domains. Their portfolio centers on high-precision instrumentation, integrated communication systems, and test equipment essential for naval platform readiness and operational superiority. Curtis maintains strong working relationships with key contractors including Science Applications International Corporation, Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, Astronics Test Systems Inc, Serco Inc, and Mikel Inc—organizations recognized for their technical expertise in naval systems integration, electronic testing, and mission-critical hardware development. These partnerships reflect a pattern of sustained collaboration with firms possessing deep domain knowledge in naval warfare technologies, often involving sole-source or limited competition acquisitions due to specialized technical requirements and proprietary capabilities. While the majority of acquisitions are conducted without set-asides, Curtis consistently supports small business participation, with approximately 36.4% of contracts awarded under Total Small Business Set-Asides in accordance with FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate effort to cultivate innovation and capacity within the small business industrial base, particularly among firms capable of delivering agile, high-performance solutions aligned with NUWC’s rapid prototyping and test-and-evaluation needs. Curtis’s procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS categories including 334515 (instrument manufacturing for electrical signal testing), 334511 (navigation and guidance system manufacturing), and 332510 (hardware manufacturing). Their expertise spans the acquisition of sonar arrays, electronic countermeasure components, data acquisition systems, and ruggedized test instrumentation—technologies fundamental to maintaining naval superiority in contested maritime environments.