Hayden T. Hammett

Hayden T. Hammett serves as a Contract Specialist within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), where he plays a critical role in managing the acquisition lifecycle of advanced naval aviation systems. Responsible for planning, soliciting, awarding, and administering complex contracts, Hammett supports NAVAIR’s mission to sustain and modernize carrier-based and expeditionary aircraft, weapons, and avionics. His portfolio primarily encompasses high-technology aerospace systems, including radar, guidance, navigation, and electronic warfare instrumentation, ensuring operational readiness for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. He works closely with engineering and program management teams to align procurement strategy with technical requirements and lifecycle sustainment needs. Hammett maintains enduring relationships with leading defense prime contractors, including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, partnering on the procurement of manned and unmanned aerial platforms, mission systems, and integrated avionics. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes and risk mitigation in technically complex environments, often involving long-term sustainment and modernization contracts. He collaborates with these vendors to ensure compliance with defense acquisition regulations and to facilitate seamless integration of cutting-edge technologies into operational fleets. Hammett’s contracting activity reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of his awards issued under no set-aside classifications. This indicates a strategic focus on leveraging the broadest industrial base to meet mission-critical capabilities, rather than socioeconomic set-asides. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in his award patterns, his work remains aligned with DoD-wide goals of maintaining a resilient, competitive defense supply chain. His procurement expertise is concentrated in NAICS 334511, encompassing the design, development, and integration of aeronautical and navigation systems. He specializes in procuring mission-critical hardware and software for radar, electronic countermeasures, flight control systems, and sensor suites, demonstrating deep technical fluency in aerospace systems engineering and defense acquisition compliance.