Katy Willsie White

Katy Willsie serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center, where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisitions that support the development and integration of next-generation naval aviation systems. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts for mission-critical technologies, including avionics, sensor systems, mission planning software, and airborne command and control platforms. Her work directly advances the agency’s mission to enhance air and maritime warfare capabilities through rigorous testing, evaluation, and technological innovation. Willsie specializes in engineering services and systems integration contracts, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurement outcomes with strategic naval aviation priorities. Willsie maintains consistent contracting 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 typically structured as cost-reimbursement and fixed-price incentive contracts for R&D, systems engineering, and technical support services. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical risk mitigation, and long-term sustainment planning, fostering collaborative relationships with prime contractors who bring deep domain expertise in naval aviation systems. Willsie’s contracting portfolio reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued without set-aside designations. While she does not routinely utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her acquisitions remain compliant with all socioeconomic requirements, and she actively encourages small business participation as a subcontractor within prime contractor teams to ensure broad industry engagement. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), with significant activity in 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing), 334511 (Aeronautical System and Instrument Manufacturing), and 334112 (Computer Storage Device Manufacturing). She routinely procures advanced electronics, embedded computing hardware, sensor fusion systems, and mission-critical software solutions that enable modern naval air operations, demonstrating deep technical fluency in avionics architecture and integrated warfare systems.