Tara Malloy-Paull

Tara Malloy-Paull serves as a key procurement lead within the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to modernize and sustain advanced aviation training systems. She manages the acquisition of mission-critical simulation platforms, immersive training environments, and integrated avionics infrastructure essential for pilot and aircrew readiness. Her portfolio encompasses complex systems engineering, software development, and hardware integration contracts that align with naval aviation operational requirements, ensuring training systems remain technologically current and interoperable across fleet platforms. Malloy-Paull maintains strong, recurring partnerships with leading training systems providers, notably Stracon Services Group, LLC, and FlightSafety International Inc., both of which deliver high-fidelity flight simulators and mission-specific training solutions. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration with industry leaders capable of supporting lifecycle sustainment, rapid technology insertion, and ruggedized hardware development. She routinely engages contractors with proven expertise in real-time simulation, embedded systems, and training curriculum integration, fostering innovation through performance-based acquisition strategies. Her procurement patterns reflect a balanced commitment to small business participation, with over 41% of awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5 and an additional 8.3% designated for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. While non-set-aside acquisitions remain significant, her consistent use of socioeconomic programs underscores a deliberate effort to broaden vendor diversity and cultivate capable small business partners in niche technical domains. Malloy-Paull’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334111 (Electronic Computer Manufacturing) and 511210 (Software Publishers), reflecting her emphasis on custom-developed training software and embedded computing systems. She also regularly procures engineering services (NAICS 541330) and flight training solutions (NAICS 611512), demonstrating deep expertise in integrating hardware, software, and instructional design into cohesive, mission-ready training ecosystems for naval aviation forces.