Larissa Brackett

Larissa Brackett serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisitions for advanced naval aviation systems. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts supporting the development, testing, and sustainment of mission-critical avionics, electronic warfare suites, and integrated communications and navigation subsystems. Her work directly enables the agency’s mission to maintain air superiority through rapid technology integration and legacy system modernization. Brackett routinely handles competitive and sole-source procurements under FAR and NAVAIR-specific guidelines, with a focus on technical services, systems engineering, and software-intensive platform support. She 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 a pattern of engagement with established prime contractors possessing deep expertise in airborne systems integration, mission software development, and hardware sustainment. Brackett’s procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, technical risk mitigation, and rigorous contractor oversight to ensure alignment with naval aviation readiness objectives. Brackett’s contracting portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of her awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic alignment with the agency’s need for specialized technical capabilities that are currently available only through large, highly qualified industry partners. While small business participation is not a primary mechanism in her current portfolio, her approach remains compliant with all socioeconomic requirements and prioritizes capability over set-aside status. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 511210 (Software Publishers) and 541513 (Computer Facilities Management Services), underscoring her specialization in mission-critical software development, embedded systems, and IT infrastructure support for airborne platforms. She routinely procures custom software, cybersecurity-enabled avionics, data analytics tools, and cloud-enabled test environments critical to modern naval air operations.