Erin N. Tiede

Erin N. Tiede serves as a Contract Specialist within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), where she plays a critical role in executing the acquisition lifecycle for naval aviation systems. Responsible for planning, soliciting, awarding, and administering contracts, she supports NAVAIR’s mission to develop, test, and sustain advanced aircraft, weapons, and avionics for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Her portfolio primarily focuses on the procurement of other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment, ensuring technical compliance, regulatory adherence, and timely delivery of mission-critical components essential to air superiority and fleet readiness. Tiede maintains consistent contracting relationships with leading defense prime contractors including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics. These partnerships center on the acquisition of high-performance aerospace components, mission systems integration, and sustainment support for carrier-based and expeditionary aviation platforms. Her approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, performance-based contracting, and rigorous oversight to ensure technical fidelity and operational reliability across complex procurement efforts. Tiede’s contracting activity reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of her awards issued without socioeconomic set-asides. This pattern underscores a strategic focus on leveraging the broadest possible industrial base to meet the demanding technical and schedule requirements of naval aviation programs, rather than prioritizing small business set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB classifications. Her primary technical specialization lies in NAICS 336413—Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing—where she procures specialized avionics, flight control systems, structural components, and support hardware critical to modern naval aircraft. Tiede’s expertise is grounded in aerospace engineering standards, defense acquisition regulations, and lifecycle sustainment requirements, making her a key enabler of NAVAIR’s modernization and operational readiness objectives.