Jamie Schoemaker

Jamie Schoemaker serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), supporting the lifecycle acquisition and sustainment of critical naval aviation systems. Responsible for managing complex contracts for aircraft engines, avionics, and mission-critical aerospace systems, Schoemaker plays a vital role in advancing the Navy and Marine Corps’ air superiority capabilities. Their work directly supports NAVAIR’s mission to modernize carrier-based and expeditionary aircraft fleets through rigorous technical evaluation, competitive bidding, and performance-based contracting. Schoemaker routinely handles high-stakes acquisitions involving propulsion systems, sensor suites, and integrated avionics, ensuring alignment with operational readiness and technological innovation goals. Schoemaker maintains consistent, long-term relationships with leading defense aerospace prime contractors, including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics. These partnerships are centered on the procurement of advanced rotary-wing and unmanned aerial systems, propulsion components, and mission systems integration. The contracting approach emphasizes performance-based logistics, technical risk mitigation, and systems engineering integration, reflecting a preference for established industry partners with proven track records in naval aviation sustainment and rapid fielding. Schoemaker’s procurement portfolio exhibits no set-aside preferences, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on technical capability, mission urgency, and industrial base readiness over socioeconomic set-asides, prioritizing the most qualified vendors regardless of business size or certification status. While small business participation is not formally targeted, vendors of all sizes are evaluated strictly on technical merit, past performance, and system readiness. The primary NAICS focus areas are 336412 (Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing) and 334511 (Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing), indicating deep expertise in propulsion systems, flight control electronics, radar and targeting sensors, and integrated avionics architectures. Schoemaker’s work centers on acquiring high-reliability, mission-critical components essential to naval airpower dominance.