Andrea Long

Andrea Long serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), supporting the lifecycle acquisition and sustainment of naval aviation systems critical to U.S. Navy and Marine Corps operational readiness. She manages complex contracting actions for advanced aircraft components, avionics, and auxiliary equipment, ensuring alignment with NAVAIR’s mission to maintain air superiority through cutting-edge technology integration. Her work spans the full acquisition lifecycle—from requirements definition and source selection to contract administration and performance oversight—focusing on high-priority programs involving carrier-based and expeditionary aircraft platforms. Andrea maintains consistent, high-volume contracting relationships with leading defense aerospace primes including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics. These partnerships center on the development, integration, and sustainment of mission-critical systems such as rotary-wing platforms, unmanned aerial systems, and precision-guided munitions. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, technical compliance, and performance-based logistics, ensuring seamless support for fleet modernization and readiness goals. Andrea’s procurement portfolio reflects a strict focus on full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued without set-aside preferences. This indicates a deliberate strategy to leverage the full industrial base, prioritizing technical capability, scale, and mission-critical delivery over socioeconomic classifications. While small business participation is not formally targeted in her awards, her contracts may still include subcontracting opportunities through prime contractor obligations. Her primary procurement activity is concentrated in NAICS 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), reflecting deep expertise in sourcing specialized components such as flight control systems, radar integrations, and electro-optical payloads. A secondary focus on NAICS 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing) underscores her involvement in platform-level sustainment and modification programs. Her domain expertise lies in advanced aviation systems requiring rigorous military specification compliance and rapid fielding cycles.