Michelle L Briscoe

Michelle L. Briscoe serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, where she plays a pivotal 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 suites, navigation systems, and aircraft subsystems. Her work directly enables the agency’s mission to maintain air superiority through rapid technological integration and legacy system modernization. Briscoe routinely handles competitive and non-competitive procurements under FAR Part 15, with a focus on engineering services, systems integration, and technical support contracts for high-performance aerospace platforms. She maintains strong, long-term relationships with key industry partners 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 preference for established defense contractors with proven expertise in airborne systems, while also supporting smaller firms capable of delivering specialized engineering and manufacturing solutions. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor, risk mitigation, and performance-based outcomes across mission-critical programs. Briscoe’s procurement portfolio is predominantly open competition, with 80% of acquisitions conducted without set-asides, reflecting the technical complexity and scale of requirements. However, she consistently allocates 20% of opportunities to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to fostering innovation and capacity within the small business defense industrial base. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 334511 (aeronautical and navigation systems), 335911 (electronic component manufacturing), 336411 (aircraft manufacturing), and 488190 (air transportation support services). She specializes in acquiring integrated avionics, sensor systems, mission computing hardware, and sustainment services for naval aircraft, requiring deep technical understanding of aerospace engineering standards and DoD acquisition protocols.