Faith L LaGore

Faith L. LaGore serves as a secondary procurement professional within the Naval Air Warfare Center, supporting the acquisition of advanced aviation technologies critical to naval air and maritime dominance. While not the primary contracting officer, she plays a vital role in facilitating the planning, solicitation, and administration of complex contracts for mission-critical systems, including avionics, sensor integration, and command and control software. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to develop and evaluate next-generation airborne capabilities through rigorous testing and evaluation cycles, ensuring that technical requirements align with operational needs and acquisition regulations. LaGore collaborates closely with leading defense and aerospace contractors including Lockheed Martin Corporation, Jacobs Technology Inc., SAIC, Teya Support Services LLC, and Kranze Technology Solutions Inc. These partnerships reflect a preference for established prime contractors with proven expertise in systems engineering, software development, and technical support services for naval aviation platforms. Her procurement patterns indicate a reliance on large, capable vendors with deep technical capabilities in electronics, communications, and mission simulation systems, often under indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) or basic ordering agreements. Her contracting activity shows minimal use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 99.4% of awards issued under full and open competition, indicating a strong emphasis on technical merit and capability over socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is present, it remains a minor component of her portfolio, consistent with the high-complexity, mission-critical nature of the technologies procured. Her primary NAICS focus areas include software publishing (513210), instrumentation for electrical signal measurement (334515), and wireless communications equipment manufacturing (334220), reflecting a technical specialization in embedded software, sensor systems, and avionics integration. She routinely procures mission-critical software, test and calibration equipment, and real-time data processing systems essential to modern naval air operations.