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. Responsible for managing the full lifecycle of contract actions—from requirements validation and market research to solicitation, evaluation, and award—she ensures alignment with the agency’s mission to modernize airborne sensor suites, enhance electronic warfare capabilities, and sustain legacy aircraft subsystems. Her portfolio primarily encompasses technical support services for air transportation systems, with a focus on avionics integration, mission-critical software, and aerospace engineering solutions. Harris operates within a high-stakes, mission-driven environment, where precision and regulatory compliance are essential to maintaining air superiority and fleet readiness. She maintains enduring 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 partnerships reflect a preference for established defense contractors with proven expertise in aerospace systems integration, systems engineering, and technical sustainment. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous technical evaluation, and long-term contractor accountability to support mission-critical capabilities. Harris’s procurement activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards conducted under full and open competition. While she does not prioritize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, her focus remains on securing the highest technical capability and operational readiness from qualified industry providers, regardless of business size or certification status. Her primary NAICS classification is 488190 (Other Support Activities for Air Transportation), reflecting her specialization in procurement of specialized engineering, testing, and logistics support services for military aircraft systems. She routinely acquires services related to avionics testing, electronic warfare system integration, flight control software development, and mission data system sustainment, demonstrating deep technical fluency in naval aviation domains.