Barbara A. Reithmaier

Barbara A. Reithmiaer serves as a Contract Specialist within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), where she plays a critical role in executing the acquisition lifecycle for naval aviation systems. She manages complex procurements spanning aircraft manufacturing, avionics integration, and sustainment support for carrier-based and expeditionary platforms. Her work directly supports NAVAIR’s mission to maintain air superiority through the development, testing, and lifecycle management of advanced naval aircraft and associated systems. Reithmiaer specializes in full and open competitive acquisitions, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while delivering mission-critical capabilities to the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. She maintains consistent contracting relationships with leading defense aerospace primes including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, partnering with these vendors on high-priority programs involving manned and unmanned aerial systems, weapons integration, and mission-critical avionics. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical rigor, performance-based contracting, and long-term sustainment planning, fostering collaborative relationships with industry to meet evolving operational requirements. Reithmiaer’s contracting portfolio is entirely focused on full and open competition, with no set-asides designated for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic programs. This reflects the highly specialized, technologically advanced nature of the systems she procures, which require deep industry expertise and capacity typically found among large, established defense contractors with proven track records in naval aviation. Her primary procurement focus lies within NAICS 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing) and 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), with additional activity in NAICS 334511 (Aeronautical System and Instrument Manufacturing). She regularly handles acquisitions for airframes, propulsion components, flight control systems, and integrated sensor suites, demonstrating deep technical familiarity with naval aviation platforms and their supporting infrastructure.