Tabitha Weaver

Tabitha Weaver serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center, where she plays a critical role in executing complex acquisitions that support the development and integration of advanced naval aviation systems. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of procurement actions—from market research and solicitation development to contract award and administration—for mission-critical technologies in avionics, sensor systems, and mission planning software. She ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning contracting strategies with the agency’s strategic priorities in airborne command and control, electronic warfare, and systems integration. Weaver’s work directly enables the Navy’s capability to field next-generation air and maritime warfare platforms. Weaver maintains established working relationships with leading defense and engineering contractors, including Lockheed Martin Corporation, Jacobs Technology Inc., SAIC, Kranze Technology Solutions Inc., and Teya Support Services LLC. These partnerships are characterized by long-term, performance-based contracts for systems engineering, technical support, and specialized testing services. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical rigor, risk mitigation, and vendor accountability, often involving complex cost-reimbursement and firm-fixed-price instruments tailored to high-stakes R&D and sustainment efforts. Weaver’s contracting portfolio reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued without set-asides. This indicates a focus on leveraging the broadest possible industrial base to meet the Navy’s demanding technical requirements, rather than prioritizing socioeconomic programs. Her approach underscores mission necessity and technical capability as primary selection criteria. Her primary NAICS focus areas include Engineering Services (541330), Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Motor and Generator Manufacturing (335312), and Electrical Apparatus Merchant Wholesalers (423610), reflecting her specialization in procuring advanced electronics, test instrumentation, power systems, and mission-critical hardware components. She routinely manages acquisitions involving embedded systems, signal processing equipment, and high-reliability avionics, demonstrating deep technical fluency in naval aviation engineering domains.