Mary Munyindo Masamo

Mary Munyindo Masamo serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, supporting the development, testing, and sustainment of advanced naval aviation systems. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on flight training, avionics integration, mission-critical aircraft subsystems, and air transportation support services. Her work directly enables the Navy’s strategic priorities in modernizing airborne sensor suites, enhancing electronic warfare capabilities, and sustaining legacy platforms. Masamo specializes in complex, technical acquisitions that require deep domain expertise in aerospace systems and operational readiness programs. She maintains strong working relationships with leading defense and aerospace 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 balanced approach between large prime contractors delivering integrated systems and specialized firms providing niche engineering and manufacturing support. Her procurement strategy emphasizes technical rigor, performance-based outcomes, and long-term sustainment partnerships critical to naval air superiority. Masamo demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with nearly half of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. While no set-aside preferences are designated for 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, her consistent use of small business set-asides reflects a deliberate effort to foster innovation and capacity building within the defense industrial base. Her contracting patterns prioritize accessibility for qualified small firms capable of supporting specialized aviation systems. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 611512 (Flight Training), reflecting a significant investment in pilot and crew readiness systems, complemented by acquisitions in air transportation support and aircraft component manufacturing. She routinely procures avionics, navigation aids, mission computer upgrades, and auxiliary equipment essential to next-generation naval aircraft, demonstrating deep technical familiarity with airborne systems integration and lifecycle sustainment.