Jennifer Liese

Jennifer Liese serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), supporting the lifecycle acquisition and sustainment of critical naval aviation systems. She manages complex contracting actions for advanced aircraft platforms, guided missile systems, and associated avionics infrastructure, ensuring alignment with the Navy and Marine Corps’ operational readiness goals. Her work directly enables the modernization of carrier-based and expeditionary air fleets through end-to-end acquisition strategies that span requirements definition, source selection, and contract administration. Liese operates within a high-stakes technical environment where rapid innovation and rigorous testing protocols are paramount to maintaining air superiority. She maintains consistent, long-term relationships with prime contractors including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, partnering with industry leaders capable of delivering integrated aerospace and defense solutions. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical risk mitigation, and systems integration across platforms. These vendor relationships are built on sustained collaboration, with a focus on delivering mission-critical capabilities under tight operational timelines and stringent compliance standards. Liese’s procurement portfolio reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued without set-aside designations such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB. This indicates a strategic focus on accessing the broadest possible industrial base capable of meeting the technical complexity and scale of naval aviation requirements, rather than prioritizing socioeconomic categories. Her primary procurement activity centers on NAICS 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing) and 336419 (Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), reflecting deep expertise in manned and unmanned aerial systems, weapons integration, and propulsion technologies. She routinely sources advanced flight control systems, sensor suites, and mission-specific avionics, demonstrating specialized knowledge in aerospace engineering and defense acquisition frameworks.