Mary R Cole

Mary R. Cole serves as a key procurement professional within Navsup Weapon Systems Support, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain and modernize naval aviation and weapon systems. She manages complex acquisitions for mission-critical components including avionics, power generation systems, and specialized electronic equipment essential to aircraft readiness and operational capability. Her work directly enables the maintenance, repair, and upgrade of legacy and next-generation platforms, ensuring continuous fleet availability through timely sourcing of high-reliability hardware and subsystems. Cole’s portfolio emphasizes technical procurement requiring stringent compliance with military specifications and supply chain integrity standards. She maintains enduring relationships with Tier-1 defense contractors including Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Thales Defense & Security Inc., and Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, partnering with firms capable of delivering precision-engineered aerospace components and mission-critical electronics. Her contracting approach favors established industry leaders with proven track records in defense-grade manufacturing, particularly those with AS9100 and ITAR compliance. These partnerships are characterized by long-term contract vehicles, performance-based logistics agreements, and technical collaboration to address obsolescence and sustainment challenges across naval platforms. Cole’s procurement activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on technical capability and mission urgency over socioeconomic preferences, prioritizing performance, reliability, and supply chain resilience above socioeconomic categorization. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in her portfolio, vendor selection is driven by technical merit, certification standards, and demonstrated capacity to meet defense-specific quality and delivery requirements. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 333998 (miscellaneous machinery) and 336413 (other aircraft parts), with significant activity in communications equipment (334290) and passive electronic components (334416). She specializes in acquiring ruggedized capacitors, transformers, avionics enclosures, and mission-specific subsystems that support naval aircraft and weapon system integration, demonstrating deep expertise in aerospace electronics and mechanical systems sustainment.