David Casey

David Casey 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. He manages complex contracts for advanced aircraft platforms, avionics, weapons integration, and mission-critical logistics infrastructure, ensuring alignment with NAVAIR’s strategic modernization goals. His work spans the full acquisition lifecycle—from requirements definition and source selection to contract administration and performance oversight—focusing on high-priority programs that maintain air superiority and expeditionary capability. Casey’s expertise lies in delivering technically sophisticated solutions under stringent defense acquisition regulations, often coordinating with engineering, test, and logistics teams to ensure system interoperability and long-term sustainment. He maintains consistent, long-term contracting relationships with leading defense prime contractors including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, partnering with them on the development, integration, and support of rotary-wing and fixed-wing aircraft, unmanned aerial systems, and precision-guided munitions. His procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, technical risk mitigation, and industrial base stability, fostering collaborative partnerships with vendors capable of delivering cutting-edge aerospace capabilities under demanding operational environments. David Casey’s contracting portfolio reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of his awards issued without set-aside designations such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB. This reflects a mission-driven focus on acquiring the most capable and technologically advanced solutions available in the defense industrial base, prioritizing performance, reliability, and scalability over socioeconomic categorization. His primary procurement focus centers on aerospace and defense systems, including aircraft modernization, flight control systems, electronic warfare suites, and aviation logistics support services. He specializes in procurements governed by complex technical specifications tied to carrier-based and expeditionary aviation platforms, demonstrating deep domain knowledge in naval aviation systems integration and sustainment.