Becky D Barnard

Becky D. Barnard serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, where she plays a critical role in procuring advanced aviation systems essential to maintaining naval air superiority. She manages the full lifecycle of complex acquisitions spanning research, development, testing, and sustainment of mission-critical avionics, electronic warfare systems, and sensor suites. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to modernize airborne platforms and sustain legacy aircraft through technically rigorous contract vehicles, including indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) and cost-reimbursement arrangements. Barnard ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurement strategies with the Navy’s technological priorities in communications, navigation, and mission systems integration. She maintains strong, ongoing relationships with key industry partners 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 focus on high-technology engineering and systems integration firms capable of delivering advanced hardware and software solutions for naval aviation platforms. Barnard’s contracting approach emphasizes long-term collaboration with vendors possessing deep domain expertise in aerospace systems, ensuring technical alignment and program continuity across multi-year initiatives. Barnard’s procurement portfolio is overwhelmingly dominated by non-set-aside acquisitions at 90.5%, reflecting the specialized, large-scale nature of the systems she procures. However, she consistently supports small business participation through Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured commitment to socioeconomic goals without compromising mission-critical capabilities. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), with significant activity in 334513 and 334515 for instrumentation and test equipment manufacturing. She frequently acquires custom-designed avionics, signal processing systems, and mission-critical sensors, requiring deep technical fluency in aerospace systems engineering, electronic warfare, and airborne data integration. Her expertise ensures acquisitions meet stringent military performance standards while advancing the Navy’s technological edge.