Tanya Jo Whitney

Tanya Jo Whitney serves as a Contract Specialist for the Commanding Officer (N63394) under the Department of the Navy, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical procurements to sustain and modernize naval aviation and electronic warfare systems. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle management of contracts for aerospace components, secure communications infrastructure, and advanced sensor technologies, ensuring operational readiness and technological superiority across naval platforms. Whitney specializes in complex engineering services and maintenance contracts that support the integrity of aircraft systems and mission-critical electronics, aligning acquisitions with Navy strategic modernization priorities. She maintains established working relationships with key industry partners including Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, and Lockheed Martin Corporation, engaging these prime contractors on high-integrity, technically demanding procurements involving avionics integration, electronic assembly, and cybersecurity-enabled communications systems. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and risk mitigation in mission-essential environments, fostering long-term vendor partnerships grounded in reliability and innovation. Whitney exhibits a balanced commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with equal portions of her portfolio allocated to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5 and open competition. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster competition while ensuring access for qualified small businesses in specialized technical domains, without compromising mission requirements. Her contracting patterns consistently prioritize small business participation without reliance on 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, favoring broad-based small business engagement. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 811310 for commercial and industrial machinery repair and maintenance, and NAICS 237130 for power and communication line construction, indicating deep expertise in sustaining legacy systems and deploying hardened infrastructure to support naval airfields and electronic warfare sites. She routinely procures specialized maintenance services, field-deployable communication networks, and ruggedized electronic assemblies critical to naval operational continuity.