Allison Smith

Allison Smith serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, supporting the development and sustainment of advanced naval aviation systems. She manages complex acquisitions for mission-critical avionics, electronic warfare subsystems, and aircraft integration technologies that ensure air superiority and fleet readiness. Her portfolio centers on high-technology engineering services and specialized hardware procurement, aligning closely with the agency’s strategic priorities in modernizing airborne sensor suites and sustaining legacy platforms. Smith plays a pivotal role in executing full lifecycle contracting activities—from requirements definition through contract award and performance oversight—ensuring technical compliance and operational effectiveness across next-generation naval aircraft programs. She maintains consistent 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 preference for established industry primes with proven expertise in aerospace systems integration, mission computing, and avionics engineering. Smith’s contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical rigor, and rigorous compliance with defense acquisition regulations, fostering long-term vendor collaboration on high-stakes, mission-critical projects. Allison Smith’s procurement activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on technical capability over socioeconomic classifications, prioritizing mission-critical performance and system interoperability. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through set-asides, her portfolio still engages qualified small firms as subcontractors within prime contractor teams, ensuring specialized technical inputs without compromising program timelines or system integrity. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), encompassing specialized avionics, flight control components, and mission system hardware, supplemented by NAICS 518210 for computing infrastructure and data processing services supporting airborne data links and real-time analytics. She possesses deep domain expertise in airborne sensor integration, electronic attack systems, and mission computer architectures, consistently procuring solutions that enhance situational awareness and combat effectiveness across naval aviation platforms.