Karen B Langdon

Karen B. Langdon 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. Responsible for soliciting, negotiating, and administering complex contracts, she supports the procurement of advanced aircraft, avionics, and mission-critical support services essential to maintaining U.S. Navy and Marine Corps air superiority. Her portfolio centers on engineering services, aircraft manufacturing, and auxiliary equipment procurement, ensuring alignment with NAVAIR’s strategic modernization goals for carrier-based and expeditionary platforms. Langdon’s work directly enables the fielding and sustainment of next-generation aviation capabilities through rigorous contract compliance and risk mitigation. She maintains enduring relationships with prime contractors including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, partnering with industry leaders to deliver high-performance aerospace systems and integrated logistics solutions. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical specification rigor, and long-term sustainment planning, fostering collaborative partnerships that prioritize innovation and operational readiness. These relationships are typically structured as cost-reimbursement or fixed-price incentive contracts, reflecting the technical complexity and developmental nature of the acquisitions she manages. Langdon’s procurement portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of her awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects NAVAIR’s mission-critical need for specialized technical capabilities that currently reside primarily with large, established defense contractors possessing the scale, security clearances, and engineering infrastructure required for naval aviation systems. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her current portfolio, her adherence to fair and transparent acquisition practices ensures all eligible vendors have equitable access to opportunities. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services) and 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), with significant activity in aircraft manufacturing and avionics systems. She routinely procures mission-critical components such as flight control systems, sensor suites, and maintenance support infrastructure, demonstrating deep technical expertise in aerospace systems integration, survivability enhancements, and naval aviation sustainment.