Yolanda McCray

Yolanda McCray plays a pivotal role in advancing the procurement mission of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, where she manages complex acquisitions supporting the development, testing, and sustainment of advanced naval aviation systems. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle of contract execution for mission-critical avionics, flight control instrumentation, diagnostic systems, and communication infrastructure essential to maintaining naval airpower readiness. She specializes in high-technical-demand procurements that require rigorous compliance with military specifications and integration with legacy and next-generation aircraft platforms, ensuring alignment with the Department of the Navy’s strategic modernization goals. McCray maintains enduring partnerships 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 relationships are characterized by long-term collaboration on technical solutions requiring deep domain expertise in airborne sensor integration, real-time data acquisition, and ruggedized electronic systems. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical innovation, and vendor accountability to meet stringent operational requirements under dynamic test and evaluation environments. Her procurement portfolio reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside classifications, indicating a focus on technical capability over socioeconomic categorization. While she does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her contracting strategy ensures that all vendors—regardless of size—are evaluated on technical merit, past performance, and system integration proficiency. McCray’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334220 (radio and wireless communications equipment), 334513 and 334515 (industrial and electrical measurement instrumentation), and 541330 (engineering services). She routinely sources specialized hardware and software for flight data recording, avionics diagnostics, and real-time signal analysis, demonstrating deep expertise in electronic systems that support aircraft survivability, mission effectiveness, and fleet sustainment.