Letitia M Baker

Letitia M. Baker serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisitions for advanced naval aviation systems. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of procurement actions—from market research and solicitation development to contract award and administration—for mission-critical avionics, flight control components, diagnostic instrumentation, and sustainment technologies. She ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with NAWCAD’s strategic goals of enhancing naval airpower readiness through innovation and technical excellence. Baker maintains strong, ongoing relationships with leading defense and aerospace contractors including Lockheed Martin Corporation, BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., PCI Aviation LLC, Critical Communications, Controls and Instruments, LLC, and Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on high-reliability, mission-essential systems requiring rigorous testing and certification. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor, performance-based outcomes, and long-term sustainment planning, fostering collaborative vendor engagement on cutting-edge aviation technologies. Her procurement portfolio reflects a balanced commitment to socioeconomic objectives, with 45% of her awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate emphasis on enabling small business participation without reliance on specialized set-aside programs like 8(a) or HUBZone. This pattern underscores her dedication to expanding the industrial base while maintaining technical integrity. Baker’s primary technical focus lies in NAICS 336413, encompassing other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing, with additional emphasis on analytical laboratory instrumentation, aerospace-grade electrical components, and aeronautical system instrumentation. Her expertise centers on procuring precision-engineered subsystems critical to aircraft performance, diagnostics, and mission-critical avionics integration.