Toby Michelle Brooks

Toby Michelle Brooks 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 evaluation of naval systems. She manages acquisitions focused on advanced engineering services, specialized testing, and technical instrumentation critical to signature management, hydrodynamic performance, and sensor integration for surface and underwater platforms. Her work ensures the timely delivery of mission-critical technologies that enhance vessel survivability, stealth, and operational effectiveness, aligning procurement strategy with the Center’s R&D priorities. Brooks maintains consistent partnerships with leading defense and aerospace contractors including BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P., Goodrich Corp, and Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, often engaging them for complex engineering, systems integration, and specialized testing services. She also collaborates with niche joint ventures such as CB Design & Huitt Zollars and technical specialists like Westmoreland Mechanical Testing & Research, indicating a preference for established industry partners with proven expertise in naval platform support and materials analysis. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor and performance-based outcomes. While the majority of her acquisitions are unrestricted—reflecting a 76.5% no set-aside rate—she actively supports small business participation through Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, accounting for 23.5% of awards. This demonstrates a balanced commitment to leveraging small business innovation while maintaining access to high-capability vendors essential for mission-critical programs. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS codes 511210 (Software Publishers) and 811219 (Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Repair), alongside 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing), underscoring expertise in procurement of advanced diagnostic tools, sensor calibration systems, and specialized mechanical testing equipment. She frequently sources custom rubber components for acoustic and vibration control and audio/video systems for submerged platform communications, reflecting deep technical domain knowledge in naval systems engineering and signature reduction technologies.