Mary M Moran

Mary M. Moran serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, where she plays a critical role in executing complex acquisitions for advanced naval aviation systems. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts supporting the development, testing, and sustainment of mission-critical avionics, electronic warfare systems, and integrated aircraft subsystems. Her work directly enables the agency’s mission to maintain air superiority through technological innovation, ensuring that cutting-edge capabilities are rapidly fielded to the fleet. Moran specializes in engineering services procurements, coordinating with technical stakeholders to define requirements, structure solicitation packages, and ensure compliance with DoD acquisition regulations. Moran maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of prime contractors, including SABRE SYSTEMS, LLC, THE BOEING COMPANY, SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, SYSTEMS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS, INC., and ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC. These partnerships are primarily centered on high-technical-demand engineering and systems integration tasks, reflecting a preference for established industry leaders with proven expertise in aerospace defense systems. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting and rigorous technical evaluation, fostering long-term collaboration with vendors capable of delivering complex, mission-essential solutions. Moran’s contracting portfolio reflects a 100% no set-aside preference, indicating a focus on full and open competition rather than socioeconomic set-asides. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her award patterns, her acquisitions remain open to all qualified offerors, with selection driven by technical merit and mission need rather than socioeconomic criteria. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), encompassing systems engineering, avionics integration, electronic warfare analysis, and mission system sustainment. She routinely procures technical services supporting airborne sensor modernization, communication architecture upgrades, and legacy platform life-extension programs, demonstrating deep expertise in defense aerospace engineering domains.