Joseph Perriello

Joseph Perriello serves as a key procurement lead within the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, overseeing the acquisition of advanced aviation systems critical to maintaining naval air superiority. He manages complex contracts for the development, integration, and sustainment of mission-critical avionics, electronic warfare suites, communications networks, and sensor systems across next-generation aircraft platforms. His work directly supports the agency’s mission to modernize airborne capabilities while ensuring operational readiness of legacy systems. Perriello specializes in full lifecycle contracting for research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) efforts, often navigating highly technical requirements under FAR Part 35 and DFARS provisions for defense innovation. He maintains consistent partnerships with leading defense technology providers including SABRE SYSTEMS, LLC, THE BOEING COMPANY, SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, SYSTEMS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS, INC., and ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC. These relationships are characterized by long-term collaboration on classified and unclassified programs involving software-defined radios, mission computer integration, radar signal processing, and airborne data link systems. Perriello’s contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical risk mitigation, and iterative prototyping aligned with agile acquisition frameworks. Perriello demonstrates an unwavering commitment to small business participation, directing 100% of his acquisitions toward total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. His portfolio consistently awards contracts to small, innovative firms capable of delivering specialized engineering services and niche technical solutions, reinforcing the Department of the Navy’s socioeconomic goals without compromising mission-critical performance. His procurement activity is exclusively focused on NAICS 511210—Software Publishers—reflecting deep specialization in mission-critical software development, embedded systems, firmware, and cybersecurity-enabled avionics applications. He procures custom-coded software architectures, real-time operating systems, and integrated digital modules that enable sensor fusion, electronic attack, and secure communications in contested environments.