Michelle Prinston

Michelle Prinston serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to advance naval aviation readiness through research, development, test, and evaluation of critical aircraft systems. She manages complex acquisitions for specialized avionics, flight control instrumentation, diagnostic equipment, and maintenance infrastructure, ensuring alignment with cutting-edge military aviation requirements. Her work directly enables the integration of next-generation technologies into naval aircraft platforms, bridging technical specifications with contractual execution to meet operational timelines and performance standards. Prinston maintains consistent relationships with leading defense and aerospace contractors including Lockheed Martin Corporation, BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., and PCI Aviation LLC. These partnerships focus on high-assurance, mission-critical systems requiring rigorous certification and technical compliance. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, technical validation, and performance-based contracting, particularly with firms experienced in military-grade avionics and embedded systems integration. Her contracting portfolio reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 84% of awards issued without set-aside designations. While small business participation is present, it is modestly targeted, with Total Small Business Set-Asides accounting for 13.1% and HUBZone and SDVOSB set-asides representing less than 3% combined. This pattern suggests a focus on technical capability over socioeconomic preferences, though small business vendors remain engaged in niche support roles. Her primary NAICS focus includes 811219 (Aircraft Maintenance and Repair), 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), and 334519 (Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing), reflecting deep expertise in procuring flight-critical instrumentation, sensor systems, and diagnostic hardware. She specializes in acquisitions involving embedded computing, real-time data acquisition, and ruggedized electronic systems tailored to naval aviation environments.