Lauryn Petty

Lauryn Petty serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center (N68936), where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisitions that support the development and integration of next-generation naval aviation systems. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of contracts for mission-critical technologies, from solicitation and evaluation to award and administration. She specializes in procurements involving advanced avionics, sensor systems, mission planning software, and airborne communication platforms, ensuring alignment with the Center’s strategic goals in enhancing command and control, avionics reliability, and electronic warfare capabilities. Petty’s work directly enables the Navy’s technological edge through disciplined application of FAR and DFARS regulations. She maintains established relationships with leading defense and aerospace contractors including Lockheed Martin Corporation, Jacobs Technology Inc., SAIC, Kranze Technology Solutions Inc., and Teya Support Services LLC. These partnerships are characterized by sustained collaboration on technical, engineering, and systems integration efforts, often involving R&D-driven solicitations requiring specialized expertise in airborne electronics and software-defined systems. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes and rigorous technical evaluation, fostering long-term vendor engagement grounded in mission readiness and innovation. Petty demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with over half of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to expand opportunities for small businesses capable of delivering niche capabilities in avionics, communications, and industrial instrumentation. Her pattern of set-aside usage supports the agency’s broader objective of cultivating a diverse, agile supplier base aligned with emerging naval aviation requirements. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS codes 334513 (industrial measurement instruments), 336411 (aircraft manufacturing), and 541330 (engineering services), with additional emphasis on 334220 (wireless communications equipment). She regularly procures flight-test instrumentation, embedded systems, mission simulation software, and integrated avionics suites, demonstrating deep technical fluency in airborne electronics, sensor fusion, and real-time data processing domains critical to modern naval air operations.