Jessica Sanders

Jessica Sanders serves as the primary contracting lead at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (N00164), where she manages the acquisition of advanced electronic, electro-optical, and ordnance systems critical to naval warfare readiness. Her role centers on executing full lifecycle procurements for mission-critical technologies including signal processing, electronic warfare suites, radar detection platforms, and precision guidance systems. She ensures compliance with Department of the Navy acquisition regulations while aligning contract awards with strategic modernization priorities for surface and expeditionary forces. Her portfolio is highly technical, requiring deep subject matter expertise in defense electronics and systems integration. Sanders maintains consistent procurement relationships with leading defense contractors including Lockheed Martin Corporation, Programs Management Analytics & Technologies Inc., and Integrity Defense Services Inc., reflecting a preference for established industry partners with proven capabilities in advanced system development and sustainment. She also engages specialized vendors such as Black Hills Ammunition Inc. for ordnance components and McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC for facility-related support, indicating a diversified vendor base that balances high-tech R&D with infrastructure and logistics needs. Her contracting patterns emphasize performance-based outcomes and technical fidelity over cost alone. Her acquisition portfolio shows no set-aside preferences, with 100% of contracts awarded under full and open competition. This reflects a mission-driven focus on technical superiority and rapid capability delivery, where socioeconomic set-asides are not utilized, and selection is based strictly on technical merit, past performance, and system readiness. Sanders’ procurement activity is exclusively focused on NAICS 334511—Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing. She specializes in acquiring radar systems, electronic countermeasures, signal intelligence hardware, and integrated sensor suites, demonstrating deep expertise in the defense electronics domain and a clear alignment with N00164’s mission to advance naval sensing and weapons systems.