Stephanie Bridgewater

Stephanie Bridgewater serves as a key procurement lead within the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (N61340), overseeing the acquisition of advanced simulation and avionics systems critical to naval aviation readiness. She manages the full lifecycle of engineering services contracts designed to modernize tactical training environments, including high-fidelity flight simulators, mission rehearsal systems, and integrated avionics infrastructure. Her work directly supports the Department of the Navy’s strategic imperative to enhance aircrew proficiency through immersive, data-driven training technologies. Bridgewater specializes in complex, technically demanding procurements that require rigorous systems engineering and validation, ensuring alignment with operational requirements and cybersecurity standards. Her primary contractor relationships are centered on STRACON SERVICES GROUP, LLC, and FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL INC, both of which provide specialized engineering, simulation development, and training system integration services. These partnerships reflect a preference for established industry leaders with proven expertise in military aviation training platforms. Bridgewater’s procurement approach emphasizes technical excellence and mission compatibility over socioeconomic set-asides, consistently awarding contracts under full and open competition. Bridgewater does not utilize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs; all acquisitions are conducted under full and open competition, reflecting a mission-first procurement philosophy prioritizing capability delivery and system interoperability. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in her portfolio, all vendors are evaluated solely on technical merit, past performance, and compliance with defense standards. Her procurement activity is exclusively focused on NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), encompassing systems engineering, simulation modeling, software integration, and avionics modernization. She procures mission-critical training systems that enable pilot and aircrew readiness across naval aviation platforms, with deep technical familiarity in real-time simulation architectures, distributed training networks, and embedded training systems.