Gina M. Slaby

Gina M. Slaby serves as a Contract Specialist within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), where she plays a critical role in executing the acquisition lifecycle for advanced 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 cutting-edge aircraft, weapons, and avionics for the Navy and Marine Corps. Her portfolio primarily encompasses complex technical acquisitions in aeronautical systems, including radar, guidance, navigation, and sensor technologies, often involving multi-year sustainment and modernization efforts for carrier-based and expeditionary platforms. Slaby maintains enduring relationships with leading defense prime contractors including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, consistently engaging these industry leaders on high-priority programs involving unmanned aerial systems, missile defense technologies, and mission-critical avionics. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, risk mitigation, and technical feasibility, fostering collaborative partnerships grounded in rigorous requirements validation and systems engineering integration. Her procurement activity reflects a strong focus on full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued under no set-aside classifications. This underscores a strategic alignment with NAVAIR’s need for rapid access to mature, large-scale industrial capabilities required to meet urgent operational demands, rather than socioeconomic set-asides. While small business participation is not a primary mechanism in her portfolio, she adheres to all applicable subcontracting plan requirements to ensure broader industry engagement where feasible. Slaby’s work is concentrated within NAICS 334511—Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing—reflecting deep expertise in procuring precision aerospace electronics, flight control systems, and integrated sensor suites. Her technical acumen spans electromagnetic systems, digital architecture, and embedded software, positioning her as a key steward of the Navy’s aerial dominance capabilities through disciplined, technically informed contracting.