Yarina Y. Taylor

Yarina Y. Taylor serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWC Dahlgren), where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisitions to support the Department of the Navy’s advanced warfare systems mission. She manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions for critical defense technologies, including electronic warfare systems, embedded computing platforms, signal processing hardware, and ordnance components. Her work directly enables the development and integration of next-generation combat capabilities for surface ships and networked warfare environments, ensuring timely delivery of mission-critical systems through compliant, risk-managed contracting practices. Taylor maintains strong, ongoing relationships with key contractors including TEX-TECH ENGINEERED COMPOSITES, LLC, TATITLEK GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC., 3DB LABS INC, WASTE REMOVAL USA, LLC, and BOWHEAD PROGRAM MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONS, LLC. These partnerships span high-technology manufacturing, systems integration, and specialized logistics support, reflecting a pattern of sustained collaboration with vendors capable of delivering precision-engineered components and mission-support services under stringent defense standards. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor, performance-based outcomes, and long-term vendor reliability. Taylor’s procurement portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on maximizing technical capability and industrial base breadth rather than socioeconomic set-asides, aligning with NSWC Dahlgren’s mission to prioritize performance and readiness over socioeconomic preferences in high-stakes defense acquisitions. Her primary procurement focus lies in five NAICS categories: Computer Storage Device Manufacturing, Electronic Computer Manufacturing, Search and Navigation System Manufacturing, Current-Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing, and Small Arms and Ordnance Manufacturing. These reflect deep expertise in procuring hardened electronics, embedded systems, sensor hardware, and ordnance components essential to modern naval combat platforms, demonstrating a specialized command of defense electronics and weapons system supply chains.