Corinne Thibault

Corinne Thibault serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), supporting the lifecycle acquisition and sustainment of naval aviation systems critical to U.S. Navy and Marine Corps operational readiness. She specializes in managing complex contracts for advanced aircraft components and auxiliary equipment, ensuring alignment with NAVAIR’s mission to maintain air superiority through modernization and technical innovation. Her work spans the full acquisition lifecycle—from requirements definition and source selection to contract execution and performance oversight—focusing on high-integrity, mission-critical systems that support carrier-based and expeditionary aviation platforms. Thibault maintains sustained working relationships with leading defense aerospace prime contractors, including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, reflecting her focus on large-scale, technologically sophisticated procurement initiatives. These partnerships are characterized by long-term collaboration on integrated systems, avionics upgrades, and logistics support solutions, often involving technical coordination across multiple engineering and operational stakeholders. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, risk mitigation, and strict adherence to defense acquisition regulations. Thibault’s procurement portfolio reflects a consistent preference for full and open competition, with no set-asides utilized in her award activity. This indicates a focus on acquiring mission-essential capabilities from the most technically qualified sources, regardless of socioeconomic status, aligning with NAVAIR’s priority for operational readiness over socioeconomic targeting. Her primary procurement activity centers on NAICS 336413—Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing—indicating deep specialization in procuring precision-engineered components such as flight control systems, avionics housings, mission-specific payloads, and support equipment for naval aircraft. Her expertise lies at the intersection of aerospace manufacturing and defense logistics, ensuring that critical subsystems meet stringent military specifications for durability, interoperability, and combat readiness.