Paula M Coxon

Paula M. Coxon 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. She manages complex acquisitions for mission-critical avionics, electronic warfare systems, and next-generation aircraft subsystems, ensuring alignment with the Navy’s strategic priorities in air superiority and operational readiness. Her work spans the full acquisition lifecycle—from requirements definition to contract award and administration—focusing on high-technical-risk, systems-integration projects that support both legacy platform sustainment and next-generation platform modernization. Coxon operates within a mission-driven environment where technical precision and acquisition agility are paramount to maintaining naval air dominance. Coxon maintains enduring 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 preference for established industry leaders with proven expertise in airborne sensor integration, mission computing, and systems engineering. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical risk mitigation, and long-term sustainment support, often resulting in multi-year, task-order-based agreements that enable continuous innovation and rapid fielding of capabilities. Coxon’s procurement portfolio reflects a strong emphasis on full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside classifications. This indicates a strategic focus on accessing the broadest possible pool of technical expertise rather than prioritizing socioeconomic categories. While small business participation is not formally mandated in her acquisitions, the nature of her contracts often enables subcontracting opportunities for specialized firms within the broader contractor ecosystem. Her primary NAICS focus areas include Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (541712), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), and Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), underscoring her specialization in advanced avionics, software-defined systems, and mission-critical computing architectures. She consistently procures integrated hardware-software solutions for radar, communications, navigation, and electronic attack systems, demonstrating deep technical fluency in naval aviation modernization domains.