Deborah M Winfield

Deborah M. Winfield serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center, where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisitions for mission-critical aviation and maritime technologies. Responsible for managing the full lifecycle of contract actions—from solicitation and evaluation to award and administration—she supports the agency’s mission to advance next-generation naval air systems through the procurement of advanced electronics, sensor suites, avionics, and mission-critical software solutions. Her portfolio primarily encompasses research, development, testing, and evaluation contracts aligned with airborne command and control, navigation systems, and integrated warfare platforms, ensuring timely delivery of technically rigorous capabilities to the fleet. Winfield maintains consistent procurement relationships with leading defense and aerospace contractors, including Lockheed Martin Corporation, Jacobs Technology Inc., SAIC, Kranze Technology Solutions Inc., and Teya Support Services LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on high-technology integration, systems engineering, and sustainment services essential to modern naval aviation. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and risk mitigation, fostering long-term collaborations with vendors capable of delivering cutting-edge solutions under stringent military specifications. Her contracting activity reflects a strict preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued without set-asides for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic programs. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her portfolio, all procurements adhere to rigorous fair competition standards and FAR compliance. Her primary NAICS focus is 334511—Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing—reflecting deep expertise in procuring airborne radar, inertial navigation systems, electronic warfare components, and integrated avionics architectures. She specializes in acquisitions involving complex hardware-software integration, electromagnetic compatibility, and mission system interoperability for naval aircraft platforms.