Latrice N Rubenstein

Latrice N. Rubenstein 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. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle of contract management—from market research and solicitation development to award and performance oversight—ensuring alignment with the agency’s mission to modernize airborne sensor suites, electronic warfare capabilities, and mission-critical avionics. She specializes in procuring high-technology subsystems for next-generation aircraft platforms, including integrated communications, navigation, and signal processing systems, often under time-sensitive, mission-critical timelines. Rubenstein 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 focus on prime contractors with proven expertise in aerospace systems integration, electronic assembly, and specialized instrumentation. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical rigor, performance-based outcomes, and rigorous compliance with DoD acquisition regulations, fostering collaborative, long-term vendor relationships grounded in mission readiness. Her contracting portfolio reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued under no set-aside categories. While she does not prioritize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, her focus remains on securing the highest technical capability to meet urgent fleet modernization requirements. Rubenstein’s primary NAICS focus areas include 334511 for search, detection, and navigation systems; 334220 for wireless communications equipment; 334418 for printed circuit assembly; 334515 for test and measurement instrumentation; and 335311 for power and specialty transformers—all critical to the development and sustainment of advanced naval air systems. Her expertise lies in procuring mission-critical electronic and electro-optical subsystems that enable air superiority and operational resilience across the fleet.