Sara Baye

Sara Baye serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex procurement actions to support the development, testing, and sustainment of advanced naval aviation systems. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions for mission-critical technologies, including avionics, flight control systems, diagnostic instrumentation, and specialized maintenance infrastructure. Her work directly enables the agency’s mission to enhance the readiness and performance of next-generation naval airpower through timely, compliant, and technically sound contracting solutions. Baye maintains established working relationships with leading defense and aerospace contractors including Lockheed Martin Corporation, BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., PCI Aviation LLC, Critical Communications, Controls and Instruments, LLC, and Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC. These partnerships are primarily centered on high-technical, systems-integrated procurements requiring rigorous engineering oversight and compliance with DoD acquisition regulations. Her approach emphasizes collaborative vendor engagement, ensuring technical alignment and operational feasibility across contract performance. Baye’s contracting portfolio reflects a strict focus on full and open competition, with no set-asides utilized in her recent acquisitions. This pattern underscores a mission-driven priority to source the most capable and technologically advanced solutions available in the market, regardless of socioeconomic status, aligning with NAWCAD’s need for rapid innovation and performance assurance in critical defense systems. Her primary procurement focus lies within NAICS 332216 (Saw Blade and Handtool Manufacturing), 334220 (Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing), and 541511 (Custom Computer Programming Services), reflecting a technical emphasis on precision tooling, RF and communications hardware, and bespoke software systems for aircraft diagnostics and mission support. Baye’s expertise spans both hardware integration and software development contracts essential to modern naval aviation sustainment.