Jennifer Felton

Jennifer Felton serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center, where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex procurements that support the development and integration of advanced naval aviation systems. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle of contract actions—from solicitation and source selection to award and administration—for mission-critical technologies in avionics, sensor systems, and command and control platforms. She ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurement strategies with the agency’s mission to modernize airborne warfare capabilities through cutting-edge electronics and software integration. Felton routinely handles high-technical, performance-based acquisitions requiring deep domain expertise in aerospace engineering and defense systems. Felton maintains strong, sustained relationships with leading defense and aerospace contractors including Lockheed Martin Corporation, Jacobs Technology Inc., SAIC, Kranze Technology Solutions Inc., and Teya Support Services LLC. These partnerships are characterized by long-term, mission-critical engagements involving systems engineering, test and evaluation, and advanced manufacturing of airborne instrumentation. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor, risk mitigation, and performance accountability, often resulting in multiple-award task order contracts that support iterative development and rapid fielding of new capabilities. Felton’s procurement portfolio reflects a strict focus on full and open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions issued without set-aside designations. This indicates a deliberate emphasis on leveraging the broadest possible industrial base to meet the Navy’s demanding technical requirements, rather than targeting socioeconomic categories such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. Her approach prioritizes capability, schedule, and technical excellence over socioeconomic preferences. Her primary NAICS focus areas include engineering services, manufacturing of aeronautical and navigation systems, electrical instrumentation, electronic computer manufacturing, and wireless communications equipment. These reflect a deep specialization in procuring advanced avionics, radar and sensor hardware, mission planning systems, and integrated electronic warfare components critical to next-generation naval air operations.