Grace McDougall

Grace McDougall serves as a Contract Specialist within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), where she plays a pivotal role in executing the acquisition lifecycle for critical 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 encompasses full-spectrum procurement activities for manned and unmanned aerial platforms, mission systems integration, and technical support services essential to maintaining air superiority. McDougall works closely with engineering and program management teams to align contracting strategies with operational requirements and lifecycle sustainment goals. She maintains consistent, high-volume contracting relationships with leading defense prime contractors including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, partnering on complex acquisitions for aircraft manufacturing, propulsion systems, and mission-critical avionics. Her engagement with these industry leaders involves rigorous contract administration, performance monitoring, and risk mitigation across multi-year programs. She also collaborates with specialized logistics and training providers such as Global Air Logistics and Training, Inc., ensuring comprehensive support for fleet readiness and operator proficiency. McDougall’s contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued without set-aside designations. This underscores a strategic focus on leveraging the broadest possible industrial base to meet the technical complexity and scale of naval aviation requirements, with no current emphasis on 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic set-asides. Her procurement activity is overwhelmingly concentrated in NAICS 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing), reflecting deep expertise in procuring advanced airframes, rotary-wing systems, and unmanned aerial vehicles. A secondary focus on NAICS 541990 (Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services) highlights her involvement in engineering analysis, systems integration, and technical advisory services essential to modernizing naval air capabilities.