Joseph W. Perry

Joseph W. Perry serves as a Contract Specialist 2.5.1.15 at the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, where he plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisitions for advanced naval aviation systems. His responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle management of contracts for mission-critical avionics, electronic warfare subsystems, and aircraft integration technologies, ensuring alignment with the Navy’s strategic priorities in air superiority and fleet readiness. Perry specializes in high-technical-risk procurements involving classified and sensitive defense platforms, leveraging FAR and DFARS compliance to deliver timely, mission-essential capabilities to operational units. He maintains consistent working relationships with prime contractors including SABRE SYSTEMS, LLC, THE BOEING COMPANY, SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, SYSTEMS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS, INC., and ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC., typically engaging them for systems integration, engineering services, and specialized manufacturing of airborne components. His procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting and technical risk mitigation, often involving collaborative technical evaluations and source selection panels to ensure vendor capability alignment with evolving naval aviation requirements. Perry’s contracting portfolio reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 88.2% of awards issued without set-asides. While small business participation is modest, he actively supports Total Small Business Set-Asides (9.8%) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Asides (2.0%), demonstrating a measured but intentional commitment to socioeconomic goals within a technically demanding acquisition environment. His primary focus lies in NAICS 336413, encompassing the procurement of other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment, with significant activity in 334511 for search, detection, and navigation systems. He routinely manages contracts for radar integration, communication suites, and mission computer hardware, reflecting deep expertise in airborne sensor systems and avionics modernization programs critical to next-generation naval aircraft.