Andrea McGuire

Andrea McGuire serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Warfare Center, supporting the development and fielding of advanced naval aviation systems through strategic acquisition of mission-critical technologies. She manages a portfolio of contracts focused on research, development, testing, and evaluation of airborne command and control systems, avionics, sensors, and mission simulation software. Her work directly enables the agency’s mission to modernize naval air warfare capabilities by ensuring timely delivery of cutting-edge electronic and software solutions. McGuire routinely oversees complex, high-stakes acquisitions requiring technical rigor, systems integration expertise, and compliance with DoD acquisition regulations. She maintains strong, long-standing relationships with leading defense and aerospace contractors including Lockheed Martin Corporation, Jacobs Technology Inc., and Science Applications International Corporation, partnering with firms capable of delivering integrated avionics, communications equipment, and mission-critical software solutions. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical feasibility, and lifecycle support, often engaging vendors with proven capabilities in electronic assembly, test instrumentation, and wireless communications systems. These partnerships reflect a preference for established industry leaders with deep domain expertise in naval aviation systems. McGuire’s procurement activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of contracts awarded under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on accessing the broadest possible pool of technical capability rather than socioeconomic set-asides, prioritizing mission readiness and system performance over socioeconomic classifications. While small business participation is not formally mandated in her portfolio, she ensures competitive fairness and transparency across all solicitations. Her primary NAICS focus lies in software publishing (511210), with significant activity in the manufacturing of precision measuring and control devices (334519), radio and wireless communications equipment (334220), and printed circuit assembly (334418). She specializes in procuring embedded systems, signal processing hardware, and mission-critical software platforms that underpin next-generation naval aviation architectures.