Sarah Casto

Sarah Casto serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to advance naval aviation readiness through research, development, test, and evaluation of advanced aircraft systems. She manages complex acquisitions for high-performance avionics, flight control instrumentation, diagnostic systems, and mission-critical maintenance infrastructure, ensuring alignment with technical requirements for next-generation naval aircraft. Her work directly enables the integration of cutting-edge sensor technologies and real-time data acquisition systems essential to operational superiority. Casto maintains longstanding relationships with leading defense and aerospace contractors including Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration, PCI Aviation, Critical Communications, Controls and Instruments, and Aerospace & Commercial Technologies. These partnerships reflect a focus on Tier 1 integrators and specialized niche suppliers capable of delivering precision-engineered electronic systems and mission-specific instrumentation. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor, performance-based outcomes, and sustained collaboration with vendors possessing deep domain expertise in aerospace electronics and avionics integration. Her procurement portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, reflecting the highly specialized, mission-critical nature of the systems acquired. There is no current preference for 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, as the technical complexity and scale of requirements typically necessitate established defense contractors with proven capabilities in classified, high-reliability environments. While small business participation is not formally prioritized, the agency’s contracting structure remains open to qualified small entities capable of meeting stringent performance standards. Casto’s primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 334515 (instrument manufacturing for electrical signal measurement) and 334519 (other measuring and controlling devices), with significant activity in engineering services (541330) and industrial maintenance (811310). She consistently acquires flight test instrumentation, embedded diagnostic systems, and specialized calibration equipment critical to aircraft sustainment and systems validation, demonstrating deep expertise in aerospace electronics and test & evaluation procurement.