Haiyan Li

Haiyan Li serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center (N68936), where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisitions that support the development and integration of advanced naval aviation systems. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of contracts for mission-critical technologies, from solicitation and evaluation to award and closeout, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and DoD procurement policies. She specializes in procurements involving engineering services, avionics, sensor systems, and mission-critical instrumentation, directly enabling the Center’s mission to advance airborne command and control, electronic warfare, and next-generation avionics reliability. Haiyan maintains consistent working relationships with key industry partners including Lockheed Martin Corporation, Jacobs Technology Inc., SAIC, Teya Support Services LLC, and Kranze Technology Solutions Inc. These partnerships reflect a pattern of collaboration with large, technically sophisticated contractors capable of delivering integrated systems, software, and test infrastructure for defense aviation programs. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor, performance-based outcomes, and risk mitigation in high-stakes R&D environments. While the majority of her acquisitions (81.8%) are competed without set-aside restrictions, she actively supports small business participation through 8(a) competed contracts (18.2%), demonstrating a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals. Her approach balances operational urgency with equitable opportunity, ensuring qualified small businesses are engaged where their capabilities align with program needs. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), 334515 (Instrument Manufacturing for Electrical Signals), and 336419 (Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts), reflecting deep technical expertise in avionics, test and measurement systems, and specialized aerospace components. She routinely procures custom electronic systems, signal processing hardware, and mission simulation tools critical to naval air warfare readiness and technology transition.