Rachelle Todd

Rachelle Todd serves as a primary contracting professional at the Naval Air Warfare Center, where she plays a pivotal role in advancing mission-critical aviation technologies through strategic acquisition planning and contract execution. She manages a diverse portfolio of procurements aligned with the agency’s focus on research, development, testing, and evaluation of advanced avionics, sensor systems, and mission-critical electronics. Her work directly supports the modernization of airborne command and control, communication networks, and simulation platforms essential to naval aviation superiority. Todd handles complex, high-technical-acquisition programs requiring deep engineering collaboration and rigorous compliance with DoD acquisition regulations. She maintains consistent working relationships with leading defense and aerospace contractors, including Lockheed Martin Corporation, Jacobs Technology Inc., Science Applications International Corporation, Teya Support Services LLC, and Kranze Technology Solutions Inc. These partnerships are characterized by long-term, performance-based contract structures designed to deliver integrated technical solutions across hardware, software, and systems engineering domains. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical innovation, system interoperability, and lifecycle support, fostering collaborative vendor engagement to meet evolving operational requirements. Todd’s contracting activity shows no reliance on socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on technical capability and mission readiness over socioeconomic preferences, prioritizing proven performance and systems integration expertise from established industry partners with deep defense sector experience. Her procurement focus is concentrated in two primary NAICS categories: 334419 (Other Electronic Component Manufacturing) and 493110 (General Warehousing and Storage). She routinely acquires specialized electronic components, embedded systems, test equipment, and logistics support services critical to the sustainment and deployment of naval aviation platforms. Her technical domain expertise spans avionics integration, sensor signal processing, and secure data storage and distribution systems essential to modern naval air operations.