Amanda Ellerbe

Amanda Ellerbe serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), supporting the lifecycle acquisition and sustainment of critical naval aviation systems. She manages complex contracts spanning aircraft components, avionics, and mission-critical engineering services, ensuring alignment with the Navy and Marine Corps’ modernization priorities. Her work directly enables the readiness of carrier-based and expeditionary air platforms by facilitating timely access to advanced technologies and integrated logistics solutions. Ellerbe operates within a high-stakes operational environment where technical precision and schedule fidelity are paramount to national defense objectives. She maintains consistent working relationships with leading defense prime contractors including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, partnering with firms that deliver advanced rotorcraft, unmanned aerial systems, and integrated weapons platforms. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, systems integration, and long-term sustainment support, often involving technical oversight of complex supply chains and mission-critical subsystems. These vendor partnerships are characterized by deep technical collaboration and rigorous compliance with defense acquisition regulations. Ellerbe’s procurement portfolio reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued without set-aside designations. This indicates a focus on leveraging the broadest industrial base to meet urgent operational requirements, prioritizing technical capability and schedule reliability over socioeconomic classifications. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in her portfolio, compliance with all applicable federal contracting statutes remains strictly observed. Her primary acquisition focus lies in NAICS 336413 (other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment), 334511 (aeronautical system and instrument manufacturing), 541330 (engineering services), and 541512 (computer systems design). She regularly procures avionics architectures, flight control systems, sensor suites, and mission planning software, demonstrating deep expertise in aerospace engineering, embedded systems, and digital integration for naval aviation platforms.