Janna Marie Roberts

Janna Marie Roberts serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisitions for advanced naval aviation systems. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle of contract management—from solicitation and evaluation to award and administration—ensuring alignment with Department of the Navy strategic priorities in avionics, electronic warfare, and mission systems modernization. She routinely handles high-stakes procurements for technical services and specialized equipment critical to sustaining air superiority, with a focus on integrating next-generation communications, navigation, and sensor subsystems into legacy and emerging aircraft platforms. Roberts 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 span systems integration, engineering analysis, and specialized manufacturing, reflecting a balanced approach to leveraging both large industry primes and niche technical vendors. Her contracting patterns emphasize performance-based outcomes, technical rigor, and compliance with defense acquisition regulations, fostering long-term collaboration with contractors capable of delivering mission-critical capabilities under stringent military specifications. Her procurement strategy reflects an even split between open competition and Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to expanding opportunities for small businesses in the defense aerospace sector. While no other socioeconomic set-asides dominate her portfolio, her consistent use of small business set-asides signals a strong institutional emphasis on fostering innovation and resilience through diverse supplier engagement. Roberts’ primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541612 (Human Resources Consulting Services) and 334220 (Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing), underscoring her expertise in securing both technical support services and specialized communications hardware. Her work supports the development of secure, interoperable avionics architectures and the sustainment of mission-critical radio and data-link systems essential to fleet readiness.