Tamara D. Fossa

Tamara D. Fossa serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to advance naval aviation readiness through research, development, test, and evaluation of mission-critical aircraft systems. She manages complex acquisitions for advanced avionics, flight control instrumentation, diagnostic systems, and communication technologies essential to next-generation naval aircraft. Her work ensures the timely delivery of high-performance, mission-essential hardware and engineering services that directly support fleet sustainment and technological superiority. Fossa maintains consistent contracting relationships with leading 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 reflect a focus on Tier-1 systems integrators and specialized niche vendors with proven expertise in military-grade electronics, sensor systems, and real-time data acquisition platforms. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical rigor, performance-based requirements, and long-term sustainment support. Her contracting activity shows a strong preference for full and open competition, with 98.1% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions, indicating a focus on technical capability over socioeconomic categorization. While small business participation is limited, the 1.9% allocated to total small business set-asides reflects a measured, capability-driven approach to socioeconomic contracting. Fossa’s portfolio is heavily concentrated in NAICS categories related to aerospace and defense electronics, particularly 334519 (Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing), 334511 (Aeronautical and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing), and 334220 (Radio and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing). She routinely procures precision instrumentation, embedded avionics, flight data recorders, and mission-critical communication subsystems, demonstrating deep expertise in the technical domains of airborne sensor integration, electronic warfare support, and aircraft diagnostic infrastructure.