Brett Burroughs

Brett Burroughs serves as the Technical Point of Contact for the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, where he provides critical technical oversight for the acquisition and integration of advanced aviation systems. In this role, he bridges engineering requirements with procurement execution, ensuring that contract deliverables align with the agency’s mission to modernize airborne sensor suites, electronic warfare systems, and mission-critical avionics. Burroughs typically handles complex technical acquisitions involving software-defined radios, signal processing instrumentation, and aircraft subsystem sustainment, working closely with program managers and engineers to define performance specifications and evaluation criteria that drive competitive, mission-focused contracting. He maintains established working 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 mix of large prime contractors and specialized technical vendors capable of delivering high-assurance avionics, test equipment, and embedded systems. Burroughs consistently engages contractors through performance-based solicitation strategies, emphasizing technical merit, past performance, and systems integration capability. Burroughs demonstrates a strong and consistent commitment to small business participation, with 100% of his acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster innovation and capacity within the small business industrial base, particularly among firms with niche expertise in avionics testing and electronic instrumentation. His contracting patterns prioritize socioeconomic inclusion without compromising technical rigor. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 811219 (Other Electronic Equipment Repair and Maintenance) and 334515 (Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals), underscoring his technical domain expertise in calibration, test and evaluation hardware, and signal analysis systems. He routinely procures custom-built test benches, field-deployable diagnostic tools, and embedded firmware solutions critical to sustaining naval aircraft readiness.