Margot Haycook

Margot Haycook serves as a Contracting Officer for the Commander (M00264), a key entity within the Department of the Navy responsible for sustaining and advancing naval warfighting capabilities. She manages complex acquisition programs centered on mission-critical defense systems, including command and control architectures, tactical computing environments, and integrated sensor and communication platforms. Her portfolio emphasizes high-technology procurements aligned with operational readiness, requiring rigorous systems engineering oversight and compliance with DoD acquisition regulations. Haycook routinely handles full-and-open competitions for hardware, software, and integrated systems that support naval superiority in contested environments. She maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of specialized contractors including GOLDBELT HAWK L.L.C., ALEX-ALTERNATIVE EXPERTS, LLC, TNDA TECHNOLOGIES INC., BC MARKET SOLUTIONS LLC, and BIOSPACE, INC. These vendors are frequently engaged for their expertise in advanced electronics, secure communications, and defense-grade systems integration. Haycook’s contracting approach favors established technical partners with proven track records in delivering ruggedized, cyber-secure solutions under tight operational timelines, reflecting a preference for reliability and compliance over rapid vendor turnover. Haycook’s procurement activity is exclusively conducted under full-and-open competition, with no set-asides designated for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic categories. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her portfolio, all procurements adhere to strict fairness and transparency standards under FAR Part 15, ensuring competitive integrity across the vendor base. Her primary industry focus lies in NAICS 334511 (search, detection, and navigation systems), 334290 (other communications equipment), 332993 (ammunition manufacturing), and 336414 (guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing). She procures advanced radar systems, encrypted tactical radios, precision-guided munitions components, and embedded avionics—technologies critical to naval dominance in contested maritime and littoral theaters. Her technical expertise spans electromechanical integration, cybersecurity hardening, and systems-of-systems interoperability within naval combat networks.