Tiphanie J Spradlin

Tiphanie J. Spradlin serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions for advanced naval systems. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts supporting the development, integration, and sustainment of sensors, communications, navigation, and electronic warfare technologies for surface ships and maritime platforms. Her portfolio emphasizes complex technical procurements aligned with the Navy’s priorities in situational awareness, signal processing, and undersea dominance, ensuring timely delivery of mission-ready capabilities to the fleet. Spradlin maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including ISPA TECHNOLOGY LLC, FIVE RIVERS ANALYTICS, LLC, BAUER COMPRESSORS, INC., and COUNTERTRADE PRODUCTS, INC. These partnerships reflect a focus on niche engineering firms capable of delivering high-reliability hardware, signal processing solutions, and mission-critical subsystems. Her procurement approach prioritizes technical precision and vendor responsiveness, fostering long-term collaborations with suppliers who demonstrate deep domain expertise in naval electronic systems and ruggedized instrumentation. A strong advocate for small business participation, Spradlin consistently structures acquisitions with Total Small Business Set-Asides, reflecting a 57.1% preference for small business contracting under FAR 19.5. This pattern underscores her commitment to expanding opportunities for small, innovative firms in the defense technology sector, aligning with Department of the Navy socioeconomic goals while maintaining technical rigor in source selection. Her primary procurement focus lies within NAICS categories 334511 (search and navigation systems), 335999 (miscellaneous electrical components), and 334290 (communications equipment), reflecting expertise in acquiring advanced radar, sonar, data link, and electronic countermeasure subsystems. She routinely handles acquisitions for precision instrumentation, ruggedized power systems, and specialized signal conditioning hardware critical to modern naval warfare platforms.