Freda Morton

Freda A. Morton serves as a Contracting Officer for Formal Contracts within the Commanding Officer (N63394) under the Department of the Navy, where she manages complex acquisitions critical to sustaining and modernizing naval aviation and electronic warfare systems. Her portfolio encompasses high-stakes procurements of aerospace components, mission-critical electronic systems, and engineered support services essential to maintaining operational readiness. She specializes in full and open competitions and formal contracting procedures under FAR Part 15, ensuring compliance with defense acquisition regulations while delivering technically sophisticated solutions to meet evolving fleet requirements. Morton maintains strategic relationships with prime contractors including Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, and Lockheed Martin Corporation, partnering with industry leaders capable of delivering advanced aerospace subsystems, sensor integration, and secure communications infrastructure. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor, performance-based outcomes, and risk mitigation through robust solicitation language and post-award oversight. She routinely engages with vendors possessing AS9100 and ITAR certifications, ensuring alignment with defense supply chain security standards. While the majority of her acquisitions are conducted as full and open competitions, she consistently allocates approximately 26.7% of her portfolio to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to expanding small business participation in naval aviation and electronic systems procurement. Her socioeconomic contracting patterns reflect a balanced focus on enabling capable small firms without compromising mission-critical performance standards. Her primary NAICS focus areas include 336413 for other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment, 336412 for aircraft engine components, and 334513 for industrial process control instrumentation. She specializes in procuring flight-critical avionics, embedded systems, and specialized air and gas compression equipment, demonstrating deep technical fluency in aerospace engineering domains and mission systems integration.