Elisabeth Keith

Elisabeth Keith serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisitions for advanced naval aviation systems. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts supporting the development, testing, and sustainment of mission-critical avionics, electronic warfare suites, and airborne sensor systems. Her work directly enables the agency’s mission to maintain air superiority through rapid integration of next-generation technologies into fleet platforms. Keith routinely handles sole-source, competitive, and performance-based acquisitions under firm-fixed-price and cost-reimbursement contract types, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and defense-specific requirements. She maintains consistent procurement relationships with industry leaders including SABRE SYSTEMS, LLC, THE BOEING COMPANY, SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, SYSTEMS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS, INC., and ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for established defense contractors with proven expertise in aerospace systems integration, radar and navigation instrumentation, and mission systems engineering. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor, risk mitigation, and long-term sustainment support, fostering collaborative relationships grounded in performance accountability and innovation. Keith’s procurement portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic alignment with the agency’s need for specialized technical capabilities that are currently available only through large, established defense contractors with the scale and security clearances required for classified aviation programs. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her portfolio, she ensures all procurements adhere to fair and transparent competition standards. Her primary focus lies in NAICS 334511, encompassing the procurement of aeronautical navigation, guidance, and sensor systems, complemented by NAICS 541715 for research and development in physical and engineering sciences. She specializes in acquiring advanced radar, electronic attack systems, data link technologies, and integrated cockpit avionics, demonstrating deep domain knowledge in airborne combat systems and mission-critical instrumentation.