Erin Bailey

Erin Bailey serves as a Procuring Contracting Officer within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), where she leads the acquisition and lifecycle management of critical naval aviation systems. Responsible for end-to-end contract execution, she manages complex procurements for aircraft, avionics, guided missile systems, and supporting logistics infrastructure, ensuring alignment with NAVAIR’s mission to maintain air superiority for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Her portfolio emphasizes technical rigor, risk mitigation, and compliance with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) requirements, with a focus on modernizing carrier-based and expeditionary aircraft platforms. Bailey maintains sustained working relationships with industry leaders including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, partnering with prime contractors who deliver advanced aerospace and defense systems. Her contracting approach prioritizes long-term sustainment, performance-based logistics, and integrated product support, often involving technical collaboration on systems integration, maintenance modernization, and mission-critical upgrades. She engages with vendors who demonstrate proven capability in high-reliability manufacturing and rapid fielding of aviation technologies. Her procurement patterns reflect a strong preference for full and open competition, with no set-asides applied across her portfolio. This reflects NAVAIR’s operational imperatives for mission-critical readiness and the need to access specialized industrial capacity available only through large, experienced defense contractors. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her acquisitions, she ensures all procurements adhere to statutory fairness and transparency standards. Bailey’s primary focus areas are NAICS 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing) and 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing), with significant activity in guided missile systems (336414) and avionics (334511). She specializes in procuring flight control systems, propulsion components, radar integration hardware, and mission-specific avionics upgrades, demonstrating deep technical expertise in naval aviation platforms and their supporting ecosystems.