NEWPORT, R.I. — Stephen Lamb of East Greenwich, Rhode Island, has been selected as head of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport Contracts Department.
In this role, he will serve as chief of the Contracting Office and lead the department in acquiring quality goods, services and technology for the NUWC Newport’s customers in a timely and cost-effective manner, while maintaining compliance and policy.
Lamb served as acting department head for contracts from February through April 2019. Since 2016, he has served as head of the Procurement Division. He was responsible for chairing the Contract Review Board and also served as the assessing official for all Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) reports generated by NUWC Newport. During this time, he also served as the contracting officer for the Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Family of Systems contract.
Lamb began his career at NUWC Newport in 2007 as a contracts specialist, obtained his contracting officer warrant in 2010, and was selected as head of the Procurement Branch from 2013 to 2016. He also had the opportunity to perform rotational assignments in support of the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC) program in the Bahamas and the U.S. Geological Survey in Lakewood, Colorado.
Lamb received a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Northeastern University, and a Master of Science degree in business administration from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
NUWC Division Newport, part of the Naval Sea System Command, is one of two divisions of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center. NUWC Division Newport’s mission is to provide research, development, test and evaluation, engineering and fleet support for submarines, autonomous underwater systems, undersea offensive and defensive weapons systems, and countermeasures. NUWC’s other division is located in Keyport, Washington.