Todd Schwartz

Todd Schwartz serves as a key procurement lead within the Naval Research Laboratory, supporting the agency’s mission to advance foundational science and engineering for naval and national security systems. He manages complex contracts for high-precision technical services, primarily focused on the design, integration, and testing of advanced sensors, electronic warfare components, signal processing architectures, and autonomous navigation technologies. His acquisitions are strategically aligned with the NRL’s R&D priorities, ensuring that cutting-edge scientific capabilities are rapidly translated into operational advantages for the Department of the Navy. He routinely oversees engineering services contracts requiring deep technical expertise and rigorous compliance with federal research and development procurement standards. Schwartz maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of high-performing contractors including Assurance Technology Corp, L3Harris NexGen Communications LLC, Envisioneering Inc, Integration Innovation Inc, and Analex Corporation. These vendors are valued for their proven ability to deliver specialized engineering solutions in electromagnetics, radar systems, and embedded signal processing. His procurement approach emphasizes long-term partnership, technical agility, and performance-based contract management, often involving iterative prototyping and rapid field validation cycles critical to naval innovation. Schwartz’s contracting portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, reflecting a focus on technical capability over socioeconomic classifications. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in his award strategy, he consistently selects vendors based on technical merit, past performance, and capacity to meet stringent NRL requirements for classified and sensitive research environments. His primary procurement focus is under NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), with deep specialization in physical sciences and systems engineering for defense applications. He procures advanced instrumentation, prototype development, and systems integration services tailored to maritime domains, emphasizing signal integrity, electronic countermeasures, and autonomous platform control systems. His expertise lies at the intersection of government R&D and high-assurance engineering execution.