NAWCAD BAA Coordinator

The NAWCAD BAA Coordinator serves as a key liaison within the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, facilitating the solicitation and award of Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs) to advance naval aviation research and development. Responsible for identifying emerging technological needs and aligning them with industry capabilities, this role drives the acquisition of high-priority R&D projects in avionics, electronic warfare, sensor integration, and mission system sustainment. By managing the BAA process from concept to award, the Coordinator ensures alignment with the Division’s strategic imperatives to modernize airborne platforms and maintain air superiority across the fleet. The Coordinator maintains consistent procurement relationships with leading defense technology firms including SABRE SYSTEMS, LLC, THE BOEING COMPANY, SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, SYSTEMS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS, INC., and ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC. These partnerships are characterized by long-term, technically complex engagements centered on systems engineering, prototyping, and advanced testing of next-generation aviation subsystems. The working relationships reflect a preference for established prime contractors with proven expertise in aerospace R&D, often involving multi-year task orders under BAA frameworks to support iterative development cycles. There is no set-aside preference in the Coordinator’s procurement portfolio; all acquisitions are conducted as full and open competitions. This reflects a mission-driven focus on technical excellence and rapid capability insertion over socioeconomic targeting, with awards determined solely by technical merit, past performance, and program alignment. The Coordinator’s portfolio is exclusively focused on NAICS 541715—Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences—supporting advanced engineering services in airborne sensor systems, communications architecture, navigation warfare, and integrated mission systems. The acquisitions emphasize prototype development, modeling and simulation, and field-testing of next-generation naval aviation technologies, requiring deep domain expertise in defense aerospace systems engineering and electronic warfare modernization.