Jacquelyn B. Poston

Jacquelyn B. Poston serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to advance naval aviation readiness through research, development, test, and evaluation of advanced aircraft systems. She manages complex acquisitions for mission-critical avionics, flight control instrumentation, diagnostic systems, and specialized aircraft components, ensuring alignment with technical specifications and operational requirements. Her work directly enables the integration of next-generation technologies into naval air platforms, bridging engineering innovation with contractual execution to sustain fleet superiority. Poston maintains consistent partnerships with leading defense and aerospace contractors including Lockheed Martin Corporation, BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., PCI Aviation LLC, Critical Communications, Controls and Instruments, LLC, and Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC. These relationships reflect a focus on high-technology suppliers with proven expertise in military-grade avionics, precision instrumentation, and aircraft subsystems. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical rigor, and long-term sustainment capabilities, fostering collaborative vendor engagement on mission-critical programs. Her procurement portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition, indicating a prioritization of technical capability and mission necessity over socioeconomic preferences. This reflects a strategic focus on acquiring the most capable solutions available in the marketplace, regardless of vendor size or certification status. Poston’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), 334515 (Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals), and 334519 (Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing), with additional activity in 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing). She specializes in procuring high-precision test equipment, flight data acquisition systems, embedded diagnostics, and mission-critical electrical components, demonstrating deep technical familiarity with naval aviation systems engineering and electronic warfare support infrastructure.