Rachelle Stacy

Rachelle Stacy serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Warfare Center, supporting the agency’s mission to advance naval aviation systems through the acquisition of mission-critical electronics, communication systems, and avionics technologies. She manages a portfolio of contracts focused on the development, testing, and integration of airborne command and control systems, sensor platforms, and mission-critical software solutions. Her work directly enables the modernization of naval air warfare capabilities by ensuring timely delivery of high-performance, secure, and reliable systems aligned with DoD technical standards. Stacy maintains consistent contracting relationships with leading defense technology contractors including Lockheed Martin Corporation, Jacobs Technology Inc., SAIC, Kranze Technology Solutions Inc., and Teya Support Services LLC. These partnerships are centered on engineering services, systems integration, and technical support for advanced radio and wireless communications equipment. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, technical alignment, and performance-based contract structures to ensure operational readiness and lifecycle sustainment of naval aviation systems. A defining feature of Stacy’s contracting portfolio is its exclusive focus on small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, with 100% of her acquisitions reserved for total small business participation. This reflects a strong institutional commitment to fostering innovation through small business vendors, ensuring broad access to DoD technology development opportunities, and promoting economic resilience within the defense industrial base. Her primary procurement activity centers on NAICS 334220, specializing in the acquisition of radio and television broadcasting and wireless communications equipment. This includes radar systems, secure data links, electronic warfare components, and embedded communication modules critical to naval aircraft platforms. Stacy’s expertise lies in procuring complex, high-reliability electronic systems that meet stringent military specifications, supporting the Navy’s strategic priorities in next-generation airborne networking and sensor fusion.