Marie Boren

Marie N. Boren serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisitions for advanced naval aviation systems. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle of contract management—from solicitation and evaluation to award and administration—ensuring alignment with the agency’s mission to develop, test, and sustain next-generation airborne platforms. She specializes in procurements for avionics, electronic warfare systems, mission-critical aircraft subsystems, and integrated communications architectures, frequently supporting modernization initiatives for next-generation fighter and surveillance platforms. Her work directly enables operational readiness across the fleet by securing technically sophisticated solutions from industry partners. Marie regularly collaborates 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 relationships are characterized by long-term, mission-critical partnerships focused on high-performance engineering, systems integration, and sustainment of legacy and emerging aircraft platforms. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical rigor, risk mitigation, and performance-based contracting, fostering collaborative environments where contractors deliver innovative solutions under stringent defense standards. Marie’s contracting portfolio reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued without set-aside designations. While she does not routinely utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her focus remains on securing the highest technical capability to meet mission-critical requirements, consistent with the Navy’s prioritization of performance over socioeconomic categorization in complex aerospace acquisitions. Her primary procurement focus lies within NAICS 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services) and 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing), with significant activity in 336412 (Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing). She procures advanced avionics, embedded software systems, flight control hardware, and mission computer integration services, demonstrating deep expertise in airborne sensor suites, electronic attack systems, and aircraft subsystem sustainment.