Cecelia L Brigham

Cecelia L. Brigham serves as a Contracts professional at the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, where she manages the acquisition of mission-critical aviation systems essential to naval air superiority and operational readiness. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle procurement of advanced avionics, electronic warfare suites, communications equipment, and mission subsystems for next-generation aircraft platforms. She plays a pivotal role in translating technical requirements into compliant, performance-based contracts that align with the Navy’s modernization priorities, ensuring timely delivery of integrated systems that sustain legacy fleets while enabling next-generation capabilities. Brigham maintains consistent contracting relationships with leading defense and aerospace 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 focus on high-technology engineering services, systems integration, and specialized manufacturing for airborne platforms. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, technical rigor, and performance accountability, often involving complex, multi-year task orders and cost-reimbursement arrangements for R&D and sustainment efforts. While the majority of her acquisitions are unrestricted, Brigham demonstrates a meaningful commitment to small business participation, with approximately 22.2% of her portfolio designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to engage capable small firms in niche technical domains, though she does not routinely utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, favoring broader small business eligibility. Her primary NAICS focus lies in 334290 (Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing) and 334220 (Radio and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing), underscoring deep expertise in airborne data links, secure communications, and sensor integration. She also procures professional technical services under 541990 and supports specialized manufacturing and engineering services critical to aircraft modernization, demonstrating a strong command of defense-specific technical procurement standards.