Kayla Jones

Kayla Jones serves as a key procurement professional at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (N00164), supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to develop, test, and sustain advanced electronic, electro-optical, and ordnance systems for naval warfare. She manages complex acquisitions for mission-critical systems including signal processing platforms, radar detection instrumentation, and specialized power distribution components essential to expeditionary and surface force capabilities. Her work ensures timely delivery of technically sophisticated solutions aligned with modernization priorities in electronic warfare and sensor integration. Jones maintains consistent contracting relationships with leading defense and engineering firms including Lockheed Martin Corporation, Programs Management Analytics & Technologies Inc., and Integrity Defense Services Inc., reflecting a preference for established contractors with proven expertise in defense electronics and systems integration. She also engages specialized vendors such as Black Hills Ammunition Inc. for ordnance-related components and McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC for facility support, indicating a diversified vendor ecosystem that balances high-tech systems procurement with infrastructure enablement. Her procurement portfolio shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on technical capability and mission urgency over socioeconomic preferences, prioritizing performance and readiness over programmatic diversity targets. Jones’s acquisitions are concentrated in three core NAICS categories: 335311 (Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing), 334419 (Other Electronic Component Manufacturing), and 334511 (Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing). She routinely procures high-reliability electronic subsystems, signal conditioning hardware, and precision instrumentation for naval platforms, demonstrating deep expertise in electro-optical systems, radar technologies, and mission-critical power systems essential to modern naval operations.