Tommy Chatman

Tommy Chatman serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Surface Warfare Center, supporting the agency’s mission to advance surface warfare capabilities through the acquisition of advanced sensor, communications, and electronic systems. He manages complex contracting actions focused on the development, integration, and sustainment of naval platforms, with an emphasis on sonar, radar, navigation, and precision instrumentation systems. His work directly supports fleet readiness and undersea dominance by ensuring timely delivery of mission-critical technologies aligned with the Department of the Navy’s modernization priorities. Chatman specializes in full lifecycle acquisition processes for major shipboard systems, often coordinating with engineering and technical teams to define performance-based requirements and ensure compliance with naval specifications. His primary contractor relationships include established defense and aerospace firms such as Science Applications International Corporation, CYNERGY Professional Systems LLC, and Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, all of which provide specialized engineering, systems integration, and technical support services. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced contractors with proven expertise in naval electronic systems, signal processing, and maritime platform sustainment. Chatman consistently engages with vendors capable of delivering high-assurance, ruggedized systems for harsh maritime environments, emphasizing technical rigor and proven performance over cost alone. Chatman’s procurement portfolio shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on technical capability and mission urgency rather than socioeconomic preferences, aligning with the Navy’s need for rapid fielding of advanced systems. While small business participation is not formally prioritized, all vendors are evaluated on technical merit, past performance, and capacity to meet stringent naval requirements. His primary NAICS focus is 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), underscoring deep specialization in procuring integrated systems for surface combatants and maritime platforms. He routinely acquires electronic warfare components, signal processing hardware, navigation suites, and embedded computing systems critical to modern naval operations, demonstrating expertise in defense acquisition frameworks and technical specification development.