Kimberly M Wilkins-McClane

Kimberly M. Wilkins-McClane serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division (N00421), where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisitions that support the development, testing, and sustainment of advanced naval aviation systems. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of contracts for mission-critical avionics, electronic warfare subsystems, and integrated communications platforms, ensuring alignment with Navy modernization priorities and federal acquisition regulations. She specializes in technical procurements requiring deep domain expertise in airborne sensor integration, mission systems engineering, and legacy platform sustainment, often coordinating with engineering and program offices to define requirements and mitigate risk in high-stakes acquisitions. Wilkins-McClane maintains consistent working relationships with leading defense and aerospace contractors including SABRE SYSTEMS, LLC, THE BOEING COMPANY, SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, SYSTEMS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS, INC., and ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC. These partnerships reflect her focus on procuring high-assurance systems from established industry primes and specialized technical firms capable of delivering classified, ruggedized, and mission-essential capabilities. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, risk-sharing mechanisms, and rigorous technical evaluation criteria to ensure system interoperability and operational readiness. While the majority of her acquisitions are unrestricted, she actively promotes small business participation through Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, consistently allocating approximately 20% of her portfolio to small businesses. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster innovation and expand the defense industrial base, particularly among firms with niche expertise in software development, systems integration, and aviation support services. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS codes 511210 (Software Publishers), 541511 (Custom Computer Programming), and 541513 (Computer Facilities Management), underscoring her specialization in software-defined aviation systems, mission-critical application development, and IT infrastructure services for airborne platforms. She routinely procures secure software solutions, embedded systems, and data analytics tools that enhance situational awareness and electronic warfare effectiveness across naval aviation fleets.