Sheila Battaglia

Sheila Battaglia 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, test, and sustainment of advanced naval aviation systems. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of contracts for mission-critical avionics, flight control instrumentation, diagnostic systems, and maintenance infrastructure. She ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with NAWCAD’s strategic objectives to enhance fleet readiness and technological superiority. Her acquisitions typically involve high-precision technical systems requiring rigorous performance validation and lifecycle support. Battaglia maintains strong, ongoing relationships with key 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 characterized by long-term collaboration on technical solutions requiring specialized engineering expertise, rapid prototyping, and integration of next-generation sensor and data acquisition systems. She consistently engages these vendors in competitive and sole-source environments, balancing innovation with risk mitigation in high-stakes aviation programs. Her contracting portfolio reflects a balanced approach to socioeconomic goals, with 37.5% of awards designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to expanding opportunities for qualified small businesses. While the majority of her acquisitions remain open to all competitors, she actively prioritizes small business participation in technical niches where SMEs offer unique capabilities in instrumentation and systems integration. Battaglia’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334515 (Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals) and 811219 (Other Miscellaneous Repair and Maintenance), reflecting her specialization in avionics test equipment, diagnostic instrumentation, and maintenance support systems. She also frequently procures analytical laboratory instruments (334516) and specialized aerospace components, demonstrating deep expertise in the technical domains of flight systems testing, signal conditioning, and aircraft sustainment infrastructure.