Miriam Railey

Miriam Railey serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division (N00421), where she plays a critical 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, and analytical instrumentation for next-generation aircraft platforms. Her work directly enables the Navy’s strategic priorities in air superiority and fleet readiness, focusing on high-technical-risk procurements requiring rigorous engineering oversight and compliance with defense acquisition regulations. Railey maintains enduring partnerships with leading defense contractors including SABRE SYSTEMS, LLC, THE BOEING COMPANY, SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, SYSTEMS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS, INC., and ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC. These relationships reflect a balanced approach to leveraging large prime contractors for integrated system delivery while fostering collaboration with specialized firms capable of delivering niche technical solutions in avionics, signal analysis, and mission systems integration. Her procurement patterns emphasize performance-based contracting and technical evaluation rigor, ensuring alignment with Navy-specific operational requirements. Her contracting portfolio demonstrates a strong preference for open competition, with approximately two-thirds of awards issued without set-aside restrictions. However, she consistently supports small business participation, allocating one-third of her acquisitions as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a deliberate commitment to expanding the defense industrial base and promoting innovation among qualified small vendors. Railey’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334515 (Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals), NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), and NAICS 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing). She specializes in acquiring precision test equipment, signal processing systems, and engineering support services critical to the validation and sustainment of airborne sensor architectures and electronic combat systems, demonstrating deep technical fluency in naval aviation instrumentation and systems integration.