Emilee N. Grant

Emilee N. Grant serves as a Contract Specialist within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), where she plays a pivotal role in executing the acquisition lifecycle for critical naval aviation systems. Responsible for soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts, she ensures compliance with federal procurement regulations while supporting NAVAIR’s mission to develop, test, and sustain advanced aircraft, guided weapons, and avionics for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Her portfolio primarily encompasses high-complexity, technically demanding procurements in missile systems, unmanned aerial platforms, and integrated defense technologies, requiring deep coordination with engineering, logistics, and program management teams to align contract terms with operational readiness goals. Grant maintains sustained contracting relationships with leading defense prime contractors including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, frequently engaging these partners on multi-year, performance-based contracts for system integration, sustainment, and technology modernization. Her working model emphasizes long-term collaboration with industry leaders capable of delivering cutting-edge aerospace and missile defense capabilities under stringent military specifications, often involving classified technical data and rigorous test and evaluation protocols. Her contracting activity reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued without socioeconomic set-asides, indicating a focus on technical capability and industrial base capacity over targeted small business programs. While she does not routinely utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her approach prioritizes mission-critical performance and system interoperability above socioeconomic preferences. Grant’s procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 336414 (Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing), reflecting her specialization in advanced weapons systems, flight control architectures, and missile defense components. She also engages engineering services under NAICS 541330 to support systems analysis, prototyping, and technical integration. Her expertise lies at the intersection of defense aerospace engineering and acquisition execution, ensuring that procurement outcomes directly enable naval air superiority and expeditionary combat readiness.