Maggie Hayden

Margaret Hayden serves as a Procurement Contracting Officer at the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, where she leads the acquisition of mission-critical engineering services to support the development, testing, and sustainment of advanced naval aviation systems. Her portfolio centers on integrating next-generation avionics, electronic warfare suites, communications networks, and mission-critical aircraft subsystems essential to maintaining air superiority and fleet readiness. She manages full lifecycle procurements—from market research and solicitation to contract award and administration—ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning with the agency’s strategic modernization goals. Hayden 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 primarily technical and engineering-focused, characterized by long-term collaboration on complex, high-stakes projects requiring specialized aerospace and systems integration expertise. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous technical evaluation, and risk mitigation in support of classified and sensitive aviation programs. While the majority of her acquisitions are open to full and open competition, she demonstrates a deliberate commitment to small business participation, with approximately one-third of her awards structured as Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-asides. This reflects a strategic emphasis on leveraging niche capabilities from veteran-led firms while maintaining operational readiness through proven industry partners. Her procurement activity is exclusively focused on NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), underscoring her deep specialization in systems engineering, technical analysis, and avionics integration. She procures advanced engineering solutions including radar signal processing, mission computer architecture, electronic attack systems, and embedded software development—ensuring the Navy’s airborne platforms remain technologically dominant in contested environments.