Maria M Mattei-Chaney

Maria M. Mattei-Chaney serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex procurements that support the development, testing, and sustainment of advanced naval aviation systems. Her work directly enables the integration of next-generation avionics, electronic warfare suites, and mission-critical aircraft subsystems essential to maintaining air superiority and fleet readiness. She manages full lifecycle acquisitions for engineering services and specialized manufacturing contracts, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations while aligning with the Navy’s strategic modernization priorities. Mattei-Chaney maintains longstanding relationships with key industry partners including SABRE SYSTEMS, LLC, THE BOEING COMPANY, SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, SYSTEMS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS, INC., and ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC. These partnerships reflect a consistent focus on high-technology vendors with proven expertise in aerospace systems, sensor integration, and mission systems engineering. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical rigor, and risk mitigation, fostering collaborative engagements with prime contractors capable of delivering mission-critical capabilities under stringent defense standards. Her procurement portfolio reflects a 100% preference for unrestricted competitions, with no set-asides designated for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic categories. This reflects a mission-driven emphasis on accessing the broadest possible pool of technical expertise to meet the Navy’s demanding requirements for advanced aviation systems, prioritizing capability over socioeconomic criteria. Her primary NAICS focus areas are 541330 (Engineering Services) at 70% and 334511 (Aeronautical System and Instrument Manufacturing) at 30%. She routinely procures specialized services in systems engineering, avionics integration, radar and navigation system development, and electronic warfare countermeasures, demonstrating deep technical fluency in airborne sensor architectures and mission system sustainment. Her expertise ensures that acquisitions directly support the Navy’s objectives in modernizing airborne platforms and maintaining operational advantage in contested environments.