Theresa Newton

Theresa A. Newton serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, where she plays a critical role in executing complex acquisitions for advanced naval aviation systems. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of contracts for research, engineering, and technical support services essential to air superiority and fleet readiness. She specializes in procurements involving avionics integration, electronic warfare subsystems, and mission-critical aircraft components, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning with the Navy’s modernization priorities. Her work directly supports the development and sustainment of next-generation airborne platforms through strategic sourcing and risk-managed contracting. Theresa maintains established working relationships with leading defense contractors including SABRE SYSTEMS, LLC, THE BOEING COMPANY, SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, SYSTEMS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS, INC., and ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC. These partnerships reflect a focus on high-technology solution providers with proven expertise in aerospace systems engineering, systems integration, and flight support services. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical rigor, and long-term vendor collaboration to meet evolving operational requirements. Her procurement patterns show a strong preference for unrestricted competitions, with 95% of awards issued under no set-aside authority, reflecting the technical complexity and scale of requirements typically beyond small business capacity. Nevertheless, she actively supports small business participation through the 5% allocated to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, ensuring qualified firms have access to niche opportunities in specialized engineering and flight training services. Theresa’s primary NAICS focus areas include Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (541712) and Engineering Services (541330), underscoring her deep involvement in advanced avionics, sensor suite development, and systems engineering. She also procures flight training services (611512) and aircraft subsystem manufacturing (336413), demonstrating expertise across the full spectrum of naval air system lifecycle support—from concept to sustainment.