Jill Oliver

Jill Oliver serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), where she plays a critical role in executing the lifecycle acquisition of naval aviation systems for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. She manages complex procurements spanning aircraft components, avionics, mission-critical electronics, and engineering services, ensuring alignment with NAVAIR’s mission to maintain air superiority through modernization and sustainment. Her work supports the acquisition of carrier-based and expeditionary platforms, integrating advanced sensor systems, weapons interfaces, and logistics infrastructure under strict defense acquisition regulations. Oliver specializes in full-cycle contracting—from market research and solicitation development to award and contract administration—ensuring compliance with FAR, DFARS, and NAVAIR-specific acquisition policies. Oliver maintains consistent working relationships with leading defense prime contractors including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, frequently engaging them on high-priority programs involving rotary-wing aircraft, unmanned aerial systems, and integrated weapons architectures. She also collaborates with specialized logistics and training providers such as Global Air Logistics and Training, Inc., ensuring operational readiness through integrated support solutions. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, technical risk mitigation, and long-term sustainment planning, fostering stable, mission-critical vendor partnerships grounded in technical rigor and accountability. Her contracting portfolio reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 87.5% of awards issued without set-aside designation, indicating a focus on maximizing technical capability and industrial base efficiency. While small business participation is intentional, it is strategically applied, with 12.5% of awards directed toward Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals without compromising mission requirements. Oliver’s primary NAICS focus areas include 336413 for other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment, 334511 for aeronautical navigation and guidance systems, and 334418 for printed circuit assembly manufacturing. She also regularly procures electronic computer systems and engineering services under 541330, reflecting deep expertise in avionics integration, mission computing, and embedded systems development essential to next-generation naval air platforms.