Heather Binks Norris

Heather Binks Norris serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisitions to support the development, testing, and sustainment of advanced naval aviation systems. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle of contract actions—from solicitation and evaluation to award and administration—for mission-critical avionics, electronic warfare subsystems, and next-generation sensor suites. She ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurement strategies with the agency’s priorities in air superiority, system modernization, and legacy platform sustainment. Norris specializes in technical, engineering, and systems integration contracts that directly enable fleet readiness and technological superiority. She maintains established working relationships with key industry partners including SABRE SYSTEMS, LLC, THE BOEING COMPANY, SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, SYSTEMS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS, INC., and ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC. These collaborations involve high-integrity technical services, systems engineering support, and specialized manufacturing for airborne platforms. Norris fosters long-term vendor partnerships grounded in performance accountability, technical rigor, and responsive contract management, ensuring seamless integration of cutting-edge capabilities into naval aviation systems. Norris demonstrates an unwavering commitment to small business participation, with 100% of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to maximize opportunities for small businesses, particularly those with expertise in defense electronics, systems integration, and niche manufacturing. Her contracting patterns consistently prioritize socioeconomic programs that enhance innovation and workforce development within the defense industrial base. Her primary procurement focus is under NAICS 423410, which encompasses merchant wholesaling of photographic and related equipment—indicating a specialized need for advanced optical, electro-optical, and imaging subsystems critical to surveillance, targeting, and navigation systems. She procures high-precision components and integrated sensor suites used in airborne platforms, demonstrating deep technical familiarity with the avionics and mission systems domain.