Martavia Moody-Brite

Martavia Moody-Brite serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center (N68936), where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisitions that support the development and modernization of naval aviation systems. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of contracts for mission-critical technologies, from solicitation and evaluation to award and administration. She specializes in procurements involving advanced avionics, sensor systems, communication equipment, and mission planning software, ensuring alignment with the agency’s strategic goals in airborne command and control, electronic warfare, and systems integration. Moody-Brite’s work directly enables the Navy’s technological edge by facilitating timely access to innovative solutions across research, development, and test environments. She maintains established working relationships with leading defense and aerospace contractors, including Lockheed Martin Corporation, Jacobs Technology Inc., Science Applications International Corporation, Kranze Technology Solutions Inc., and Teya Support Services LLC. These partnerships reflect a balance between large prime contractors with deep technical capabilities and specialized small businesses capable of delivering niche engineering services. Moody-Brite fosters collaborative procurement environments that emphasize technical compliance, performance accountability, and innovation delivery within stringent federal acquisition frameworks. Her procurement strategy demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic diversity, with approximately two-thirds of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This consistent preference underscores her dedication to expanding opportunities for small businesses in the defense technology sector, particularly those with expertise in electronics manufacturing and industrial control systems. She actively prioritizes small business participation as a core component of mission success and supply chain resilience. Moody-Brite’s primary technical focus lies in NAICS 334220, encompassing radio, television, and wireless communications equipment manufacturing, alongside NAICS 334513 for industrial process measurement and control instruments. Her portfolio centers on procuring high-reliability electronic systems, embedded software, telemetry interfaces, and avionics hardware that support next-generation naval aircraft and maritime surveillance platforms. Her expertise spans the integration of commercial-off-the-shelf technologies with mission-specific modifications to meet rigorous military standards.