Olive Rogers

Olive W. Rogers serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, supporting the development, testing, and sustainment of advanced naval aviation systems. Responsible for managing complex acquisitions in avionics, electronic warfare, and mission-critical aircraft subsystems, Rogers ensures alignment with the agency’s mission to maintain air superiority through technological innovation. Her portfolio centers on high-technology systems integration, including communications, navigation, and sensor suites for next-generation platforms, requiring deep technical understanding and rigorous compliance with defense acquisition regulations. Rogers maintains consistent working relationships 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 partnerships reflect a blend of prime contractor collaboration and specialized engineering support, particularly in systems integration, software-defined radio, and embedded avionics development. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical rigor, performance-based contracting, and long-term sustainment planning for legacy and modernized platforms. A strong advocate for small business participation, Rogers consistently prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, with over two-thirds of her acquisitions structured to enable small business competition. This pattern underscores a deliberate strategy to foster innovation from niche vendors and ensure broad industrial base resilience across the naval aviation supply chain. Her procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS categories related to wireless communications equipment manufacturing, computer peripheral systems, and electronic component production. She frequently acquires advanced radio frequency systems, mission computers, and specialized electronic subassemblies critical to airborne sensor fusion and electronic attack capabilities, demonstrating expertise in the intersection of commercial off-the-shelf technology and military-grade ruggedization requirements.