Jenae Burkhart

Janae Burkhart serves as a key procurement professional within Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (N00164), supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to develop, test, and sustain advanced electronic, electro-optical, and ordnance systems. She manages complex acquisitions for mission-critical technologies including signal processing instruments, radar detection platforms, and electronic warfare components, ensuring timely delivery of capabilities to expeditionary and surface warfare forces. Her work directly enables modernization efforts in precision sensing, communications, and weapons system integration, aligning procurement activities with strategic naval priorities in electronic systems sustainment and innovation. Burkhart maintains consistent contracting relationships with leading defense and engineering contractors, including Lockheed Martin Corporation, Programs Management Analytics & Technologies Inc., and Integrity Defense Services Inc., reflecting a preference for established industry partners with proven expertise in defense electronics and systems integration. She also engages specialized vendors such as Black Hills Ammunition Inc. and McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, indicating a diversified procurement approach that spans high-tech hardware development and mission-support infrastructure. Her contractor engagement pattern emphasizes technical proficiency, past performance, and readiness for rapid prototyping and field deployment. Her contracting activity reflects a strong preference for unrestricted competitions, with 96.9% of awards issued without set-asides, indicating a focus on mission-critical urgency and technical specificity over socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is limited to 3.1%, it is strategically aligned with Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, suggesting targeted inclusion where capabilities align with niche technical requirements. Burkhart’s procurement focus centers on NAICS codes 334511 and 334515, reflecting deep expertise in the acquisition of search, detection, navigation, and electrical signal measurement systems. She routinely procures advanced electro-optical sensors, electronic components, and specialized test instrumentation critical to naval electronic warfare and signal intelligence platforms, demonstrating specialized knowledge in high-reliability military electronics manufacturing and systems integration.