Boyd N Forsythe

Boyd N. Forsythe serves as a Contract Specialist within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), where he plays a pivotal role in executing the lifecycle acquisition of naval aviation systems. Responsible for soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts under the N00019 agency code, he ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while supporting NAVAIR’s mission to modernize carrier-based and expeditionary aircraft, avionics, and weapons systems. His portfolio primarily encompasses full-spectrum procurement activities for complex aerospace platforms, including design, testing, integration, and sustainment contracts critical to maintaining air superiority for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Forsythe maintains consistent contracting relationships with leading defense aerospace prime contractors, including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics. These partnerships are centered on the development and integration of advanced rotary-wing and fixed-wing platforms, unmanned aerial systems, and mission-critical avionics. His procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, risk-sharing mechanisms, and technical oversight to ensure system readiness and operational reliability across the fleet. His contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside classifications. This underscores a strategic alignment with NAVAIR’s requirement for high-capacity industrial base capabilities and the need to leverage the nation’s largest defense contractors for mission-critical aerospace systems. Small business set-asides, including 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, are not currently utilized in his portfolio. Forsythe’s primary procurement focus is on NAICS 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing), encompassing the development, modification, and sustainment of manned and unmanned naval aircraft, propulsion systems, and integrated weapon suites. His technical expertise lies in complex systems integration, flight-critical hardware procurement, and defense industrial base sustainment, ensuring that naval aviation assets remain technologically superior and operationally viable for decades.