Christine A Hampel

Christine A. Hampel serves as a Contract Specialist within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), where she plays a critical role in executing complex acquisition strategies for naval aviation systems. Responsible for managing the full lifecycle of procurement actions—from market research and solicitation development to contract award and administration—she supports NAVAIR’s mission to sustain and modernize carrier-based and expeditionary aircraft fleets. Her portfolio primarily encompasses major defense acquisitions involving aircraft manufacturing, avionics integration, and mission-critical support systems, ensuring alignment with Department of Defense acquisition regulations and operational readiness requirements. Christine routinely collaborates with leading aerospace and defense prime contractors, including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, to deliver advanced platforms such as rotary-wing aircraft, unmanned aerial systems, and integrated weapons solutions. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, risk mitigation, and technical compliance, fostering long-term partnerships with industry leaders capable of meeting stringent military specifications. She maintains a disciplined focus on contract clarity, oversight, and lifecycle sustainment, ensuring seamless integration of cutting-edge technologies into naval aviation operations. Her contracting activity reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued under no set-aside categories. This indicates a strategic emphasis on leveraging the broadest possible industrial base to meet mission-critical requirements, rather than socioeconomic set-asides. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her portfolio, she ensures compliance with all applicable small business subcontracting plan requirements as mandated by prime contractors. Christine’s procurement focus centers on NAICS 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing) and 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), with significant activity in 334511 (Aeronautical System and Instrument Manufacturing). She specializes in procuring airframes, propulsion components, flight control systems, and mission avionics, demonstrating deep technical fluency in naval aviation platforms and their supporting logistics infrastructure.