Christine Herrick

Christine Herrick serves as a Contract Specialist within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), where she plays a pivotal role in executing the lifecycle acquisition of naval aviation systems. She manages complex contract actions for the development, testing, and sustainment of carrier-based and expeditionary aircraft, avionics, and mission-critical support equipment. Her work directly supports NAVAIR’s mission to maintain air superiority through timely, compliant, and technically sound procurement of advanced aerospace systems. Herrick routinely handles full-and-open competitive acquisitions under FAR and NAVAIR-specific guidelines, with a focus on ensuring contractual alignment with operational requirements across the Navy and Marine Corps aviation enterprise. Herrick maintains enduring relationships with leading defense prime contractors, including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, partnering with organizations that deliver integrated aircraft platforms, weapons systems, and logistics support solutions. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, risk mitigation, and technical compliance, fostering collaborative partnerships with industry to meet stringent military specifications. She consistently engages with vendors possessing deep domain expertise in aerospace manufacturing and systems integration, ensuring procurement actions align with operational readiness goals. Herrick’s procurement portfolio is exclusively composed of full-and-open competitions, with no set-asides designated for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic programs. This reflects NAVAIR’s operational imperative to source mission-critical aviation capabilities from the most technically qualified providers, regardless of business size or certification status. While small business participation is not formally structured into her awards, she adheres to all applicable small business subcontracting plan requirements as mandated by contract clauses. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing) and 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), where she acquires fixed-wing and rotary-wing platforms, flight control systems, radar integration suites, and mission-specific avionics. Herrick’s expertise centers on high-technology aerospace systems requiring rigorous certification, test validation, and sustainment support across deployed naval aviation environments.