Amanda Storino

Amanda Storino serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), where she plays a pivotal role in securing critical aviation technologies that enhance the readiness and sustainment of naval air systems. She manages the full lifecycle of complex acquisitions for advanced avionics, flight control systems, diagnostic instrumentation, and auxiliary aircraft equipment, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations and mission-driven technical requirements. Her work directly supports NAWCAD’s mandate to develop and integrate next-generation aerospace capabilities through timely, compliant, and technically sound contracting actions. Storino maintains established relationships with leading defense and aerospace contractors, including Lockheed Martin Corporation, BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., PCI Aviation LLC, Critical Communications, Controls and Instruments, LLC, and Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC. These partnerships are characterized by long-term, technically intensive engagements centered on high-reliability electronic components and specialized aircraft subsystems. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical rigor, and close collaboration with engineering and acquisition stakeholders to align vendor deliverables with operational needs. Storino’s procurement portfolio reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued without set-asides for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic programs. This reflects the highly specialized nature of the technologies procured, where only a limited pool of qualified vendors possesses the requisite engineering expertise and certification standards to meet naval aviation performance thresholds. Her primary procurement focus lies within NAICS 334419 (Other Electronic Component Manufacturing) and NAICS 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), underscoring her expertise in sourcing mission-critical electronic subsystems, sensor interfaces, and integrated avionics hardware. She consistently engages with vendors capable of delivering ruggedized, military-spec components for use in high-stress flight environments, demonstrating deep technical fluency in aerospace electronics and systems integration.