Lauren Phetteplace

Lauren Phetteplace serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, where she plays a critical role in executing complex acquisitions for advanced naval aviation systems. Responsible for managing the full lifecycle of procurement actions—from requirements validation to contract award and administration—she supports the agency’s mission to develop, test, and sustain next-generation airborne platforms. Her portfolio centers on engineering services that enable modernization of avionics, electronic warfare systems, communications suites, and mission-critical aircraft subsystems, ensuring operational readiness across the fleet. She specializes in performance-based, outcome-driven contracts aligned with DoD acquisition best practices and frequently works within fixed-price and cost-reimbursement contract types. Lauren maintains consistent working relationships with leading defense contractors including SABRE SYSTEMS, LLC, THE BOEING COMPANY, SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, SYSTEMS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS, INC., and ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC. These partnerships are characterized by deep technical collaboration, rigorous performance monitoring, and structured risk mitigation strategies. She fosters long-term vendor engagement through transparent communication, early industry outreach, and structured source selection processes that prioritize technical excellence and mission alignment. Her procurement strategy is uniquely focused on total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, with 100% of her acquisitions reserved for small businesses. This reflects a deliberate and sustained commitment to expanding economic opportunity within the defense industrial base, ensuring that innovative small firms contribute directly to critical naval aviation capabilities. She actively leverages small business programs to drive competition and technical innovation across the acquisition spectrum. Lauren’s work is exclusively concentrated under NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), reflecting her specialization in technical engineering support for airborne systems. She procures services related to systems integration, avionics development, electronic warfare analysis, sensor modernization, and sustainment engineering—domains requiring deep aerospace and defense expertise. Her contracting decisions are grounded in technical rigor, compliance with military standards, and alignment with the Navy’s strategic aviation modernization roadmap.