Gabrielle Blew

Gabrielle Blew serves as a primary contracting professional within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), playing a critical role in the acquisition and lifecycle sustainment of naval aviation systems. She manages complex procurements aligned with NAVAIR’s mission to modernize carrier-based and expeditionary aircraft, avionics, and mission-critical support infrastructure. Her portfolio centers on the procurement of advanced aerospace components and auxiliary equipment, ensuring operational readiness across the Navy and Marine Corps aviation fleets. Blew is deeply engaged in the full acquisition lifecycle—from requirements validation through contract award and performance oversight—focusing on high-technology, mission-essential systems that support air superiority and naval power projection. Blew maintains consistent, high-volume contracting relationships with leading defense aerospace primes including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics. These partnerships are primarily centered on the development, integration, and sustainment of next-generation aircraft systems, weapons integration, and mission support equipment. Her working relationships reflect a preference for established industry leaders with proven technical capabilities and robust supply chain management, ensuring mission-critical delivery timelines and technical compliance with Navy specifications. Blew’s contracting activity exhibits no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic alignment with NAVAIR’s operational imperatives, where mission urgency, technical complexity, and industrial base constraints necessitate access to the broadest possible pool of qualified suppliers with advanced aerospace manufacturing capabilities. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 336413—Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing—indicating deep specialization in the acquisition of non-airframe aerospace components such as flight control systems, sensor housings, avionics enclosures, and mission-specific auxiliary equipment. Her expertise lies in procuring highly engineered, military-specification parts that support the integration of cutting-edge technologies into naval aircraft platforms.