Marquita J. Davis

Marquita J. Davis serves as a Contracting Officer at the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, where she manages complex acquisitions critical to the development, testing, and sustainment of advanced naval aviation systems. Her portfolio centers on mission-critical aircraft subsystems, including avionics, electronic warfare suites, and auxiliary equipment essential to air superiority and fleet readiness. She oversees full lifecycle contracting for research, engineering, prototyping, and production efforts, ensuring compliance with defense acquisition regulations and technical performance requirements. Davis plays a pivotal role in aligning procurement strategy with the agency’s modernization priorities, particularly in integrating next-generation sensor and communication technologies into legacy and new aircraft platforms. She 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 reflect a focus on high-technology engineering services, specialized manufacturing, and systems integration. Davis collaborates closely with prime contractors to ensure technical fidelity, schedule adherence, and supply chain resilience, often managing multi-year, performance-based contracts requiring rigorous oversight of technical deliverables and quality assurance protocols. Her contracting activity shows a strong preference for open competition, with 94.1% of awards issued without set-aside designation, reflecting the specialized, non-traditional nature of the procurements she manages. While small business participation is limited, she has awarded contracts to Women-Owned Small Businesses, demonstrating targeted support for socioeconomic programs where technical capabilities align with mission needs. Davis’s procurement focus is dominated by NAICS 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), with significant activity in engineering services (NAICS 541330) and specialized tooling (NAICS 333514). She routinely procures flight-critical components, mission system integrations, and custom manufacturing solutions for naval aircraft, requiring deep technical understanding of aerospace systems and defense supply chain dynamics.