Douglas O. Lambourne

Douglas O. Lambourne serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), supporting the acquisition and sustainment of critical naval aviation systems. He manages complex contract actions focused on the lifecycle management of aircraft components, avionics, and auxiliary equipment essential to maintaining air superiority for the Navy and Marine Corps. His work directly enables NAVAIR’s mission to modernize carrier-based and expeditionary aviation platforms through timely, compliant, and technically rigorous contracting processes. Lambourne specializes in high-stakes, mission-critical acquisitions involving advanced aerospace systems and logistics support infrastructure. He maintains enduring relationships with leading defense aerospace primes including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, partnering with them on the procurement of specialized aircraft parts, unmanned systems, and integrated avionics. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based logistics, technical interoperability, and systems integration, often coordinating across multiple program offices to align procurement with operational readiness timelines. These vendor partnerships are characterized by long-term sustainment contracts and iterative development efforts tied to evolving fleet modernization goals. Lambourne demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with approximately two-thirds of his acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to cultivate innovation and capacity within the defense industrial base by prioritizing small businesses capable of delivering specialized aerospace components. His contracting patterns consistently favor socioeconomic programs that enhance competition and diversify the supplier base, reinforcing NAVAIR’s broader equity and resilience objectives. His procurement focus is exclusively aligned with NAICS 336413—Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing—indicating deep expertise in sourcing flight-critical subsystems such as actuators, sensors, flight control components, and support hardware. He specializes in procuring technically complex, certified parts that meet stringent military specifications, ensuring compatibility with naval aircraft platforms including F-35s, MH-60s, and MQ-9 systems.