Amanda Bartel

Amanda Bartel serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center (N68936), where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisitions that support the development and integration of next-generation naval aviation systems. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of contracts for mission-critical technologies, from solicitation and evaluation to award and administration. She specializes in procurements involving advanced avionics, sensor systems, communications equipment, and engineering services critical to airborne command and control, mission planning, and electronic warfare modernization. Bartel ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning contract strategies with the agency’s strategic priorities in aerospace innovation and systems integration. Bartel maintains consistent working relationships with leading defense and aerospace contractors, including Lockheed Martin Corporation, Jacobs Technology Inc., Science Applications International Corporation, Teya Support Services LLC, and Kranze Technology Solutions Inc. These partnerships are primarily centered on high-technical, systems-integration contracts requiring rigorous performance standards and rapid prototyping capabilities. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, technical proficiency, and performance-based outcomes, fostering trusted relationships with prime contractors capable of delivering cutting-edge solutions across electronics, software, and systems engineering domains. Bartel’s contracting portfolio reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions issued without set-asides. This indicates a focus on securing the most capable and technologically advanced solutions from the broader market, rather than socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her award patterns, her work still enables indirect small business involvement through subcontracting within prime contracts. Her primary NAICS focus areas include Engineering Services (541330), Electronic Component Manufacturing (334419), and Radio and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing (334220), reflecting deep expertise in procuring avionics, radar systems, embedded computing, and mission-critical software development. Bartel’s technical domain expertise spans airborne sensor integration, electronic warfare support, and real-time data processing systems essential to naval air operations.