Christa McCarthy

Christa McCarthy serves as a Contract Specialist within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), where she plays a critical role in executing the lifecycle acquisition of naval aviation systems. She manages complex procurement actions for aircraft components, avionics, engineering services, and air transportation support, ensuring alignment with NAVAIR’s mission to maintain air superiority through modernized, combat-ready platforms. Her work spans the full acquisition lifecycle—from requirements definition and source selection to contract award and administration—focusing on high-technology, mission-critical systems that support Navy and Marine Corps carrier-based and expeditionary aviation operations. McCarthy maintains consistent contracting relationships with leading defense aerospace prime contractors, including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics. These partnerships center on the procurement of advanced aircraft systems, propulsion components, and integrated logistics support solutions. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and risk mitigation, often involving long-term sustainment contracts and technical services agreements with industry leaders who have demonstrated proven capability in naval aviation domains. Her procurement portfolio reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued without socioeconomic set-asides. This pattern indicates a focus on technical merit, industrial capacity, and mission urgency over socioeconomic targeting, aligning with NAVAIR’s priority to rapidly field advanced capabilities through established defense contractors with proven track records in aerospace systems. McCarthy’s primary NAICS focus areas include 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), 336412 (Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing), 541330 (Engineering Services), and 488190 (Other Support Activities for Air Transportation). She routinely procures mission-critical components such as flight control systems, engine modules, maintenance support services, and technical data packages, demonstrating deep expertise in aerospace engineering, propulsion technology, and aviation logistics sustainment.