Sara C. Baye

Sara C. Baye serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), where she plays a pivotal role in securing advanced avionics, flight control systems, and diagnostic instrumentation critical to naval aviation readiness. She manages the full lifecycle of complex technical acquisitions, from requirement definition and market research to contract award and administration, ensuring compliance with Department of the Navy procurement policies and federal acquisition regulations. Her portfolio centers on high-performance aerospace systems requiring rigorous testing and integration, supporting NAWCAD’s mission to advance next-generation airpower through research, development, and sustainment of mission-critical aircraft technologies. Baye maintains consistent 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 reflect a focus on established industry leaders with proven capabilities in advanced electronics, signal processing, and mission-critical software integration. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor, performance-based outcomes, and long-term sustainment support, fostering collaborative relationships with vendors capable of delivering cutting-edge solutions under stringent military specifications. Baye’s procurement activity reflects a 100% preference for open, non-set-aside competitions, indicating a strategic emphasis on technical excellence and broad market competition over socioeconomic set-asides. While she does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, her contracting decisions are driven by mission need and vendor capability rather than socioeconomic criteria, aligning with NAWCAD’s focus on operational readiness and system performance. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334118 (computer peripheral equipment), 334515 (electrical signal measurement instrumentation), and 541511 (custom computer programming services), underscoring deep expertise in avionics hardware, test and diagnostic systems, and mission-specific software development. She routinely acquires embedded systems, flight data recorders, real-time signal analyzers, and tailored software applications that enable aircraft system diagnostics, maintenance, and operational effectiveness.