Amy Lankford

Amy Lankford serves as a Contract Specialist within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), where she plays a critical role in executing the acquisition lifecycle for advanced naval aviation systems. She manages complex procurements spanning aircraft platforms, avionics, mission-critical sensors, and sustainment services essential to maintaining air superiority for the Navy and Marine Corps. Her work directly supports NAVAIR’s mission of lifecycle management—from research and development through testing and logistics support—ensuring timely, compliant, and cost-effective delivery of capabilities to warfighters. She routinely handles sole-source, competitive, and negotiated contracts under FAR and DFARS frameworks, with a focus on technical and engineering-driven requirements. Lankford maintains enduring relationships with leading defense prime contractors including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, partnering with them on high-priority programs involving carrier-based aircraft, unmanned aerial systems, and integrated weapons architectures. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, risk mitigation, and technical alignment with program objectives. She works closely with engineering and program management teams to ensure contract language accurately reflects operational needs and technical specifications, fostering collaborative, mission-critical vendor partnerships. Lankford’s contracting portfolio reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of her awards issued under no set-aside classifications. While she does not routinely utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her procurement practices remain fully compliant with socioeconomic regulations, and she actively considers small business subcontracting plans as part of prime contractor evaluations. Her primary technical focus lies in NAICS 334511 (aeronautical and navigation systems manufacturing), 336413 (aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment), and 336411 (aircraft manufacturing), with additional emphasis on engineering services under 541330. She specializes in procuring radar systems, flight control hardware, propulsion components, and mission data systems critical to modern naval aviation platforms.