Amber L. Tucker

Amber L. Tucker serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, supporting the development, testing, and sustainment of advanced naval aviation systems. She manages a portfolio of contracts focused on avionics integration, electronic warfare systems, and mission-critical aircraft subsystems, ensuring alignment with the Navy’s strategic priorities in air superiority and operational readiness. Her work spans the full acquisition lifecycle—from market research and solicitation to contract award and performance oversight—primarily supporting R&D, engineering analysis, and technical services for next-generation airborne platforms. Tucker maintains strong, ongoing relationships with leading defense contractors including SABRE SYSTEMS, LLC, THE BOEING COMPANY, SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, SYSTEMS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS, INC., and ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC. These partnerships reflect a balanced approach to sourcing, combining large prime contractors with specialized technical firms capable of delivering complex avionics, communications, and sensor integration solutions. Her contracting patterns emphasize technical rigor, systems interoperability, and rapid prototyping, often requiring vendors with deep domain expertise in military aviation environments. While the majority of her acquisitions are unrestricted, Tucker consistently allocates 20% of her portfolio to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to fostering innovation through small business participation. Her socioeconomic contracting strategy prioritizes small businesses with proven capabilities in engineering and technical services, ensuring diverse vendor participation without compromising mission-critical performance standards. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 488190 (Other Support Activities for Air Transportation), reflecting her role in sustaining and modernizing airborne support infrastructure. She also regularly procures engineering services (NAICS 541330) and professional technical services (NAICS 541990), specializing in systems integration, flight test support, and avionics modernization. Tucker’s expertise centers on enabling cutting-edge naval air capabilities through precise, technically informed contracting decisions.