Aunaka Wasil

Aunaka Wasil serves as a primary procurement representative for the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (N00164), where they play a critical role in advancing the Department of the Navy’s capabilities in electronic warfare, signal processing, and ordnance systems. Responsible for managing complex acquisitions aligned with strategic modernization priorities, Wasil oversees the procurement of advanced sensing, navigation, and electro-optical systems essential for surface and expeditionary naval forces. Their work directly supports the development and sustainment of mission-critical technologies, ensuring operational readiness through timely and compliant contracting actions. Wasil maintains consistent partnerships with leading defense and technical contractors, including Lockheed Martin Corporation, Programs Management Analytics & Technologies Inc., Integrity Defense Services Inc., and Black Hills Ammunition Inc., reflecting a focus on high-performance systems integration and specialized ordnance supply. These relationships are characterized by long-term, technically demanding contracts requiring rigorous compliance with military specifications and defense acquisition regulations. McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC is also engaged for facility and infrastructure support, indicating a broad scope of procurement that extends beyond hardware to mission-enabling physical environments. Wasil’s procurement portfolio exhibits no set-aside preferences, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This pattern underscores a mission-driven emphasis on technical capability and performance over socioeconomic categorization, prioritizing the most qualified vendors regardless of business size or certification status. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through set-asides, the agency’s reliance on specialized contractors often results in subcontracting opportunities that indirectly support small business involvement. The agency’s procurement activity is exclusively focused on NAICS 334511—Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing—reflecting deep expertise in precision electronic systems, radar and signal intelligence platforms, and guided ordnance components. Wasil’s work centers on procuring cutting-edge hardware and integrated systems that enhance naval situational awareness, electronic attack capabilities, and targeting accuracy across contested environments.