Diana K. Harritt

Diana K. Harritt serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), supporting the acquisition and lifecycle sustainment of advanced naval aviation systems critical to U.S. Navy and Marine Corps operational readiness. She manages complex contract actions for high-priority aerospace and defense technologies, with a focus on guided missile systems, airborne sensors, and integrated avionics platforms. Her role is central to NAVAIR’s mission of maintaining air superiority through the timely delivery of cutting-edge capabilities, ensuring compliance with DoD acquisition regulations and lifecycle management standards. Harritt routinely oversees full-and-open competitions for mission-critical systems requiring rigorous testing, integration, and fielding support. Harritt maintains sustained working relationships with leading defense prime contractors including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, partnering with organizations that deliver advanced unmanned aerial systems, precision-guided munitions, and mission-critical avionics. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical risk mitigation, and long-term sustainment planning, often involving multi-year contract structures and engineering services tied to developmental milestones. She collaborates closely with technical stakeholders to align procurement strategy with operational requirements and system interoperability standards. Harritt’s procurement portfolio reflects a strict preference for full-and-open competition, with no set-aside awards recorded to date. This underscores a strategic focus on maximizing technical capability and industrial base efficiency rather than socioeconomic set-asides, consistent with NAVAIR’s priority to procure mission-critical systems from the most qualified industrial partners regardless of business size or certification status. Her primary procurement focus lies within NAICS 336414 (Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing), where she sources advanced weapons systems, launch platforms, and flight control technologies, supplemented by NAICS 334511 (Aeronautical and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing) for radar, navigation, and targeting systems. Her expertise centers on high-reliability, defense-grade electronics and integrated combat systems essential to carrier-based and expeditionary aviation operations.