Danielle M. Cutrera

Danielle M. Cutrera serves as a primary procurement lead within Navsup Weapon Systems Support, where she plays a critical role in securing specialized components and subsystems essential to the sustainment and modernization of U.S. Navy aviation and weapon systems. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle acquisition of mission-critical equipment, including avionics, flight control actuators, and mission electronics, ensuring operational readiness across legacy and next-generation naval platforms. She manages competitive and sole-source contracts aligned with the agency’s strategic imperatives to enhance supply chain resilience and maintain technical superiority in naval air warfare systems. Cutrera collaborates with a diverse base of industrial suppliers, including Tier 1 aerospace and defense manufacturers, niche systems integrators, and precision engineering firms specializing in aerospace-grade components. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established vendors with proven capability in military-specification manufacturing, particularly those capable of supporting rapid repair cycles and obsolescence management. She fosters long-term vendor partnerships grounded in technical compliance, quality assurance, and just-in-time logistics support. Her procurement activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of contracts awarded under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic alignment with the agency’s need for specialized technical expertise and production capacity that is often concentrated among large, cleared industrial providers with the infrastructure to meet stringent Navy certification and traceability requirements. Cutrera’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336413, encompassing other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment, with significant activity in 334511 for navigation and guidance systems and 333995 for fluid power actuators. Her domain expertise centers on high-reliability electro-mechanical systems, mission-critical electronics, and environmental control components used in naval aircraft. She routinely engages with manufacturers capable of producing parts to MIL-SPEC, AS9100, and DO-160 standards, ensuring compatibility with naval aviation platforms across the fleet.