Danielle McCarthy

Danielle McCarthy serves as an Intern at the Naval Air Warfare Center (N68936), supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to advance naval aviation systems through research, development, and evaluation of mission-critical technologies. In her role, she assists senior contracting professionals with the administrative and analytical components of acquisition planning, contract documentation, and vendor coordination for technical procurements. Her responsibilities include supporting the solicitation and evaluation of engineering services and specialized instrumentation contracts, contributing to the agency’s efforts to modernize avionics, sensor systems, and mission simulation platforms. Though in an entry-level capacity, she is embedded in the procurement lifecycle for high-priority R&D initiatives aligned with airborne command and control and industrial process instrumentation. Danielle collaborates closely with a core group of prime contractors including Lockheed Martin Corporation, Jacobs Technology Inc., SAIC, Teya Support Services LLC, and Kranze Technology Solutions Inc. These partnerships reflect the agency’s reliance on established defense technology integrators and specialized engineering firms capable of delivering complex avionics, software, and analytical instrumentation solutions. Her involvement includes tracking contract performance, preparing documentation for technical evaluations, and facilitating communication between program offices and vendors, fostering a workflow grounded in compliance and technical precision. Her procurement activities reflect a strict focus on open competition, with 100% of acquisitions conducted without set-asides for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic categories. This underscores the agency’s prioritization of technical capability and mission readiness over socioeconomic preferences in its current acquisition strategy. Danielle’s work centers on NAICS 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) and 541330 (Engineering Services), with secondary emphasis on 334513 (Industrial Process Instrumentation). She supports the procurement of precision test equipment, embedded software systems, signal processing hardware, and mission-critical engineering support services essential to naval aviation systems development and evaluation. Her exposure is deeply technical, focused on the integration of advanced electronics and control systems for airborne platforms.