Meagan Foster

Meagan Foster supports the Fleet Readiness Center’s mission to sustain and modernize U.S. Navy aviation and maritime combat systems through strategic procurement of technical services and specialized manufacturing solutions. While her formal title is not listed, her procurement activities center on acquiring critical maintenance, repair, and modernization capabilities for naval aircraft and avionics systems. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions that bridge legacy system sustainment with digital transformation initiatives, including predictive maintenance technologies, digital technical documentation, and advanced avionics integration. Her work directly enables fleet readiness by ensuring mission-critical equipment remains operational through timely, technically sound contracting. Foster maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including CranesWorks, Inc., Furnacare Inc., and Carteret Fire Control, LLC—organizations recognized for their expertise in precision machining, thermal systems, and fire control components. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with deep domain knowledge in naval aviation support, particularly those capable of delivering custom-engineered parts and maintenance services under tight operational timelines. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, technical compliance, and long-term sustainment partnerships over transactional vendor relationships. Her procurement portfolio shows a strong emphasis on open competition, with 80% of awards issued without set-asides, while maintaining a dedicated 20% allocation to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This balance reflects a strategic commitment to fostering innovation from small businesses without compromising mission-critical capability delivery. She actively engages small businesses with relevant technical certifications, particularly those qualified in aerospace manufacturing and systems integration. Foster’s primary NAICS focus spans machine tool manufacturing (333517), aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing (336413), and computer systems design services (541512), underscoring her expertise in procuring both physical components and digital solutions for naval aviation. Her acquisitions routinely involve precision-machined parts, avionics subsystems, and IT-enabled maintenance platforms, demonstrating a dual competency in hardware sustainment and digital modernization within the Navy’s technical ecosystem.