Stephanee Whiteley

Stephanee Whiteley serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Warfare Center, supporting the development and fielding of advanced naval aviation systems through strategic acquisitions in electronics, communications, and mission-critical software. She plays a central role in executing the agency’s mission to modernize airborne command and control, avionics, and sensor systems by managing complex contracts for research, development, testing, and evaluation. Her acquisitions typically encompass high-technology systems requiring rigorous engineering validation, including embedded systems, signal processing hardware, and secure communication platforms, ensuring alignment with Navy aviation readiness objectives. Whiteley maintains consistent working relationships with leading defense and aerospace contractors including Lockheed Martin Corporation, Jacobs Technology Inc., SAIC, Teya Support Services LLC, and Kranze Technology Solutions Inc. These partnerships reflect a preference for established industry leaders with proven capabilities in systems integration, avionics modernization, and mission simulation. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor, performance-based outcomes, and long-term sustainment, often resulting in multi-year task orders for engineering services and prototype development. Her procurement patterns show no reliance on socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a mission-driven focus on technical capability over socioeconomic criteria, prioritizing performance, scalability, and rapid deployment of mission-critical technologies over targeted small business preferences. Whiteley’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 511210 (Software Publishers), 334220 (Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing), and related categories involving computer storage, measuring devices, and specialized electrical components. She routinely acquires embedded firmware, secure data link systems, airborne sensor interfaces, and mission planning software—technical domains essential to next-generation naval air systems. Her expertise centers on integrating complex hardware-software ecosystems that support real-time situational awareness and tactical decision-making in contested environments.