Christine Yezzo

Christine Yezzo serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), where she plays a pivotal role in procuring advanced avionics, flight control systems, and diagnostic instrumentation critical to naval aviation readiness. Responsible for managing the full lifecycle of complex technical acquisitions, she ensures compliance with FAR and DFARS regulations while aligning procurement strategies with NAWCAD’s mission to develop and sustain next-generation aircraft systems. Her portfolio primarily encompasses high-performance electronics, communication systems, and test equipment requiring rigorous engineering validation and lifecycle support. Yezzo maintains longstanding partnerships with leading defense contractors including Lockheed Martin Corporation, BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., and PCI Aviation LLC, among others. These relationships are characterized by deep technical collaboration, often involving custom engineering solutions for mission-critical aerospace applications. She frequently engages vendors with proven expertise in avionics integration, embedded systems, and real-time data acquisition, fostering vendor performance through structured contract administration and performance-based incentives. Her contracting activity reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 97.4% of awards issued without set-aside designations, indicating a focus on technical capability over socioeconomic classifications. While small business participation is limited, it is strategically applied in niche areas where specialized capabilities align with FAR 19.5 total small business set-asides. Yezzo’s procurement focus centers on NAICS 334220 (radio and wireless communications equipment) and 334511 (aeronautical system and instrument manufacturing), reflecting her specialization in airborne communication networks, navigation sensors, and electrical signal instrumentation. She consistently acquires mission-essential technologies that support flight testing, system diagnostics, and sustainment of naval aircraft platforms, demonstrating deep domain expertise in aerospace electronics procurement.