Shawn K. Harbaugh

Shawn K. Harbaugh serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, where he plays a pivotal role in acquiring mission-critical aviation systems that support air superiority and fleet readiness. His responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle of procurement—from market research and solicitation development to contract award and administration—focusing on advanced avionics, electronic warfare systems, and aerospace instrumentation. Harbaugh’s acquisitions are strategically aligned with the agency’s mission to modernize airborne sensor suites, enhance navigation and communications platforms, and sustain legacy aircraft systems, ensuring technical interoperability across naval aviation platforms. He maintains established working relationships with leading defense contractors including SABRE SYSTEMS, LLC, THE BOEING COMPANY, SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, SYSTEMS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS, INC., and ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced, high-capacity vendors capable of delivering complex, classified, and technically demanding solutions in avionics integration, systems engineering, and test instrumentation. Harbaugh’s contracting approach emphasizes performance-based requirements, risk mitigation, and technical compliance with DoD acquisition regulations. His procurement portfolio is overwhelmingly dominated by open, unrestricted competitions, with only 4.3% of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, indicating a primary focus on large-scale, mission-critical capabilities rather than socioeconomic set-asides. While small business participation is limited, his actions remain compliant with all applicable socioeconomic statutes. Harbaugh’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334290 (Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing) and 334515 (Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring Electrical Signals), reflecting deep expertise in airborne communication systems, signal detection, and precision test instrumentation. He routinely procures specialized hardware and engineering services for radar, electronic countermeasures, and mission data systems, demonstrating strong technical fluency in aerospace electronics and systems integration domains.