Sotanya Rushing

Sotanya Rushing serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, supporting the development and sustainment of advanced naval aviation systems. She manages complex acquisitions for engineering services and computing infrastructure critical to modernizing airborne sensor suites, electronic warfare systems, and mission-critical avionics. Her work directly enables the agency’s mission to ensure air superiority through rapid integration of cutting-edge technologies into next-generation aircraft platforms. Rushing typically handles competitive, performance-based contracts under FAR Part 15, with a strong emphasis on technical rigor and lifecycle sustainment. She maintains consistent working relationships with leading defense and aerospace 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 focus on high-precision engineering, systems integration, and mission-critical software development. Rushing’s procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, technical evaluation, and performance accountability to ensure alignment with naval aviation readiness objectives. Her contracting patterns show a strong preference for open competition, with 90% of acquisitions issued without set-aside restrictions. The remaining 10% are awarded as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, indicating a measured but deliberate commitment to small business participation without compromising mission-critical capabilities. While socioeconomic programs are utilized, they are applied strategically to complement technical requirements rather than as primary drivers. Rushing’s procurement portfolio is dominated by NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), reflecting her focus on systems engineering, avionics integration, and technical analysis for airborne platforms. She also procures computing infrastructure under NAICS 518210 to support data processing, simulation environments, and secure network operations. Her expertise lies in acquiring mission-critical technologies that enhance situational awareness, electronic attack/defense, and aircraft system interoperability across the naval aviation fleet.