Katy J. White

Katy J. White serves as a secondary contracting professional within the Naval Air Warfare Center, supporting the acquisition of advanced aviation technologies critical to naval air superiority. While not the primary contracting officer, she plays a vital role in facilitating the planning, solicitation, and administration of complex procurements aligned with the agency’s mission to develop next-generation airborne systems. Her work primarily involves engineering services, avionics integration, and mission-critical support for air transportation infrastructure, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and technical specifications for sensors, communications equipment, and simulation systems. She maintains established working 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, performance-based contract vehicles that emphasize technical innovation, systems integration, and rapid prototyping. White collaborates closely with technical evaluators and program managers to ensure vendor solutions meet stringent military standards for reliability, cybersecurity, and interoperability in airborne platforms. Her procurement patterns reflect a strong preference for unrestricted competitions, with 87.5% of acquisitions issued without set-asides, indicating a focus on technical capability and scale over socioeconomic preferences. However, she consistently supports small business participation through Total Small Business Set-Asides, demonstrating a balanced approach that prioritizes mission needs while fostering competitive small business engagement in niche technical domains. Her primary NAICS focus areas include engineering services (541330), air transportation support (488190), and wireless communications equipment manufacturing (334220), underscoring her expertise in procuring advanced avionics, data link systems, mission planning software, and embedded electronics for naval aircraft. She specializes in acquisitions requiring deep technical vetting across electronic warfare, command and control architectures, and real-time sensor fusion systems.