Dorothy L. Hurley

Dorothy L. Hurley serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, where she plays a pivotal role in managing the acquisition of advanced aviation systems critical to maintaining naval air superiority. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle of procurement—from requirements validation and market research to contract award and administration—focusing primarily on engineering services and research and development contracts for next-generation avionics, electronic warfare systems, and mission-critical aircraft subsystems. She ensures compliance with Department of Defense acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with the agency’s strategic priorities in modernizing airborne sensor suites and sustaining legacy platforms. Hurley maintains consistent working relationships with leading defense 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 preference for established industry leaders with proven technical expertise in aerospace systems integration, signal processing, and mission systems engineering. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical risk mitigation, and rigorous source selection under FAR Part 15 procedures. Her procurement portfolio reflects a strong emphasis on open competition, with 100% of her awards issued under no set-aside classifications. This indicates a focus on technical merit and capability over socioeconomic preferences, prioritizing mission-critical performance and system readiness above socioeconomic targeting. Hurley’s acquisitions are predominantly governed by NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services) and NAICS 541712 (Research and Development in Physical and Engineering Sciences), underscoring her specialization in technical services supporting airborne system development, systems engineering, and advanced prototyping. She routinely procures services related to avionics integration, radar and communications system upgrades, and electronic combat architecture modernization, demonstrating deep domain expertise in naval aviation technology lifecycle management.