Jessica Q Kriss (Quast)

Jessica Q Kriss (Quast) serves as a Contract Specialist within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), where she plays a critical role in executing the lifecycle acquisition of naval aviation systems. She manages complex contract actions for aircraft components, avionics, and auxiliary equipment, ensuring alignment with NAVAIR’s mission to sustain and modernize carrier-based and expeditionary air fleets. Her work spans the full spectrum of procurement—from solicitation and source selection to contract award and administration—supporting the operational readiness of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aviation assets through timely, compliant, and technically sound contracting solutions. Kriss maintains established working relationships with leading defense prime contractors including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, frequently engaging these entities on high-priority programs involving rotorcraft, strike aircraft systems, and unmanned aerial platforms. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical risk mitigation, and rigorous compliance with defense acquisition regulations. She collaborates closely with engineering and logistics teams to ensure contractual requirements reflect operational needs and system integration standards. Her procurement portfolio reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with no set-asides utilized across her awarded contracts. This indicates a focus on leveraging the broadest industrial base to meet mission-critical requirements, with no formal emphasis on 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides. While small business participation is not structurally prioritized in her portfolio, she adheres strictly to FAR and DFARS compliance in all sourcing decisions. Kriss specializes in NAICS 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), which constitutes 75% of her acquisitions, and NAICS 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing), representing the remaining 25%. Her technical domain expertise centers on propulsion subsystems, flight control systems, mission avionics, and maintenance support infrastructure, ensuring that contracted solutions meet stringent military specifications and sustainment requirements for naval air operations.