Helen C Harris

Helen C. Harris serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisitions for advanced naval aviation systems. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts supporting the development, testing, and sustainment of mission-critical avionics, electronic warfare suites, and airborne sensor systems. Her work directly enables the Navy’s strategic priorities in air superiority and fleet readiness, with a focus on integrating next-generation communications, navigation, and control technologies into next-generation aircraft platforms. Harris handles a mix of research and development, systems integration, and sustainment contracts under FAR and DFARS guidelines, often coordinating with engineering and technical stakeholders to ensure contractual requirements align with operational needs. She maintains strong, long-standing 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 partnerships reflect a pattern of collaboration with prime contractors possessing deep expertise in aerospace systems, mission-critical electronics, and defense-grade engineering services. Harris consistently engages vendors with proven capabilities in high-reliability avionics and systems engineering, ensuring technical compliance and mission success across classified and unclassified programs. While the majority of her acquisitions are conducted as full and open competition, she demonstrates a deliberate commitment to small business participation, with approximately 22.2% of her portfolio awarded under Total Small Business Set-Asides. Her contracting patterns reflect a balanced approach that prioritizes technical excellence while actively fostering opportunities for qualified small businesses in the defense aerospace sector. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 488190 (Other Support Activities for Air Transportation), 334519 (Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing), and 334511 (Aeronautical System and Instrument Manufacturing), underscoring her specialization in airborne sensor integration, navigation systems, and communications equipment essential to modern naval aviation operations.