Sara Quesinberry

Sara Quesinberry serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (N61340), supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to modernize and sustain advanced aviation training systems. She manages complex acquisitions for mission-critical simulation platforms, immersive training environments, and avionics infrastructure essential to pilot and aircrew readiness. Her portfolio encompasses the full lifecycle of training system development—from research and prototyping to integration and sustainment—ensuring alignment with naval aviation operational requirements and emerging technological standards. Quesinberry maintains strategic partnerships with leading industry providers, most notably STRACON SERVICES GROUP, LLC and FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL INC, who deliver high-fidelity flight simulators, curriculum development services, and synthetic training solutions. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established prime contractors with proven expertise in aerospace simulation and systems integration, while maintaining a lean approach to smaller vendors that provide niche technical support. She consistently engages vendors capable of meeting rigorous military specifications for realism, interoperability, and cybersecurity compliance. Her set-aside preferences are overwhelmingly aligned with open competition, with 97% of awards issued without socioeconomic set-asides. Only 3% are reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, indicating a focus on technical capability over socioeconomic criteria, though she remains compliant with all federal small business regulations. This reflects a mission-driven prioritization of performance and readiness over socioeconomic targets. Quesinberry’s procurement activity is concentrated in NAICS 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing) and 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), underscoring her expertise in procuring flight training hardware and embedded systems. She also frequently sources R&D services under NAICS 541712, supporting innovation in tactical training algorithms and mission rehearsal environments. Her domain expertise spans avionics, synthetic training architectures, and integrated combat training systems, making her a critical link between operational needs and industrial capability.