Emily Schelling

Emily Schelling serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), supporting the lifecycle management of naval aviation systems critical to U.S. Navy and Marine Corps operational readiness. She manages complex acquisition programs spanning aircraft platforms, avionics subsystems, and precision maintenance services, ensuring alignment with NAVAIR’s mission to sustain air superiority through advanced technology integration. Her work encompasses full-spectrum contracting activities—from initial requirements definition to contract award and performance oversight—focusing on high-technical-demand domains including flight control systems, weapons integration, and logistics support infrastructure. Schelling maintains consistent contracting relationships with industry leaders such as Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, partnering with prime contractors capable of delivering advanced aerospace systems and sustainment solutions. Her procurement approach emphasizes collaboration with established defense primes with proven track records in military aviation, often coordinating multi-year, performance-based logistics contracts to ensure system availability and readiness. These partnerships reflect a preference for proven technical capability and robust supply chain management over fragmented vendor networks. Her contracting activity shows no reliance on socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on mission-critical performance, technical maturity, and industrial base capacity over socioeconomic preferences, aligning with NAVAIR’s need for rapid fielding and sustainment of complex aviation systems. Schelling’s procurement focus is concentrated in three core NAICS categories: Aircraft Manufacturing (336411), Fluid Power Valve and Hose Fitting Manufacturing (332912), and Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (811210). These reflect deep expertise in airframe integration, hydraulic and pneumatic system components, and maintenance of mission-critical avionics and sensor suites—domains essential to the operational integrity of carrier-based and expeditionary naval aircraft.