Kelly Gerety

Kelly Gerety serves as a Contracts Specialist within the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (N61340), where she manages the acquisition of advanced simulation, avionics, and mission-critical training systems essential to naval aviation readiness. Her portfolio focuses on end-to-end contract lifecycle management for complex technical solutions, including integrated flight simulators, immersive training environments, and mission rehearsal systems. Gerety ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with the division’s strategic goals of modernizing aircrew training infrastructure and sustaining next-generation avionics capabilities. She maintains longstanding relationships with key contractors including STRACON SERVICES GROUP, LLC and FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL INC, both of which provide high-fidelity simulation platforms and training system integration services. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting and systems engineering support, fostering collaborative partnerships with vendors capable of delivering secure, interoperable, and sustainment-ready training architectures. Gerety prioritizes vendor reliability, technical innovation, and rapid prototyping capabilities to meet evolving operational requirements. Gerety demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with approximately 50% of her acquisitions set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5 and an additional 10% designated for HUBZone firms. Her contracting patterns reflect a deliberate effort to expand opportunities for small and disadvantaged businesses while maintaining mission-critical performance standards. She actively engages with the small business community to identify capable providers and ensure competitive, compliant award practices. Her primary NAICS focus includes 334111 (Electronic Computer Manufacturing) and 334118 (Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing), reflecting her procurement of embedded computing hardware, flight display systems, and training device peripherals. She also regularly acquires 541511 and 541512 services for custom software development and systems integration, underscoring her expertise in procuring mission-critical software-defined training solutions that support real-time data fusion, synthetic environments, and adaptive learning systems for naval aircrews.