Jessica L. Lee

Jessica L. Lee serves as a primary contracting professional within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), responsible for managing the acquisition lifecycle of critical naval aviation systems. She plays a central role in executing strategic procurements aligned with NAVAIR’s mission to develop, test, and sustain advanced aircraft, avionics, and propulsion systems for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Her portfolio focuses on high-precision aerospace components, including auxiliary equipment and engine parts, ensuring operational readiness across carrier-based and expeditionary air platforms. Lee works closely with engineering and logistics teams to translate technical requirements into compliant, performance-based contracts that support fleet modernization and warfighting capability. Lee maintains consistent procurement relationships with leading defense aerospace prime contractors, including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics. These partnerships center on the procurement of mission-critical subsystems, such as flight control components, radar integration modules, and propulsion assemblies. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term sustainment contracts and performance-based logistics, fostering collaboration with vendors who deliver technical innovation and lifecycle support for complex aviation systems. Lee’s procurement activity is exclusively non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects NAVAIR’s operational imperative to source from industry leaders with proven capability in high-stakes, classified, and technologically advanced aerospace domains. While small business participation is not formally structured through socioeconomic set-asides, her contracts often include subcontracting requirements that enable tiered supplier engagement across the defense industrial base. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing) and 336412 (Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing), underscoring deep expertise in airframe subsystems, engine components, and mission-critical avionics integration. She specializes in procuring components that support next-generation platforms such as the F-35, MH-60R, and MQ-9 Reaper, demonstrating technical fluency in aerospace manufacturing standards and defense acquisition regulations.