Julie A Blew

Julie A. Blew serves as a Contract Specialist within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), where she plays a critical role in executing the acquisition lifecycle for naval aviation systems. Responsible for formulating, negotiating, and administering complex contracts, she supports NAVAIR’s mission to develop, test, and sustain advanced aircraft, weapons, and avionics for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Her portfolio primarily encompasses full-spectrum procurement actions for airframe manufacturing, mission-critical subsystems, and integrated logistics support, ensuring timely delivery of capabilities that maintain air superiority and operational readiness across carrier-based and expeditionary platforms. Julie routinely collaborates with prime defense contractors including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, partnering with industry leaders to deliver high-performance aviation systems and support infrastructure. Her contracting patterns reflect deep engagement with Tier-1 aerospace and defense manufacturers, often involving technical specifications for flight-critical components, sustainment contracts, and systems integration efforts. She maintains a results-oriented working relationship with these vendors, emphasizing performance-based acquisition strategies, risk mitigation, and lifecycle cost accountability. Julie’s procurement activity is entirely focused on open competition, with no set-asides allocated to 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic categories. This reflects NAVAIR’s operational imperative to prioritize technical capability, mission readiness, and industrial base capacity over socioeconomic preferences in high-stakes aviation acquisitions. While small business participation is not formally structured in her portfolio, she ensures compliance with all federal contracting regulations and facilitates subcontracting opportunities where technically justified. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing), with significant activity in engineering services (541330) and auxiliary equipment manufacturing (336413). She specializes in acquiring advanced airframes, propulsion systems, avionics integration, and specialized manufacturing processes such as electroplating and flight-testing services, demonstrating deep technical fluency in naval aviation systems and their supporting industrial base.