Jonas Kidd

Jonas Kidd serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center, where he plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisitions that support the development and integration of next-generation naval aviation systems. His responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of contracts for research, development, testing, and evaluation of mission-critical technologies, with a focus on airborne command and control, advanced avionics, and integrated sensor systems. He ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurement strategies with the agency’s strategic priorities in electronic warfare, mission planning, and digital engineering. Kidd’s portfolio centers on high-technical-risk, performance-based acquisitions requiring deep domain expertise in aerospace and defense systems. Kidd maintains consistent working relationships with leading defense and engineering contractors, including Lockheed Martin Corporation, Jacobs Technology Inc., SAIC, Kranze Technology Solutions Inc., and Teya Support Services LLC. These partnerships are characterized by long-term, mission-critical collaborations on R&D initiatives and systems integration efforts. He frequently engages vendors with proven capabilities in systems engineering, software development, and test and evaluation services, fostering collaborative contract execution models such as cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price arrangements tailored to technical innovation cycles. Kidd’s contracting activity reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of his awards issued under no set-aside classifications. While he does not routinely utilize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, his approach emphasizes technical merit, past performance, and industrial capability over socioeconomic criteria, ensuring mission readiness through access to the most qualified industry partners. His procurement focus is overwhelmingly concentrated in NAICS 541712 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences), with a secondary emphasis on NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services). He specializes in acquiring advanced electronics, embedded systems, simulation and modeling tools, and mission-critical software solutions that directly enhance naval air warfare capabilities. His expertise lies in procuring technically complex, prototype-to-production transition efforts within the aerospace and defense engineering domain.