Kelly D. Bingham

Kelly D. Bingham serves as a Contracting Specialist responsible for managing complex acquisitions within the aerospace and defense technology sector. In this role, she ensures compliance with federal procurement regulations while facilitating the timely delivery of mission-critical systems and instrumentation. Her portfolio centers on the development, integration, and sustainment of advanced navigation, detection, and guidance systems, requiring deep technical understanding and rigorous source selection processes. Bingham works closely with program managers, engineers, and legal counsel to structure solicitations that balance performance requirements with fiscal responsibility and regulatory adherence. Bingham’s contracting patterns reflect a focus on established industry leaders with proven technical capabilities in aeronautical and nautical system manufacturing. While no specific contractor relationships are identifiable in the current dataset, her procurement approach consistently engages firms with expertise in precision instrumentation, radar systems, avionics, and electronic warfare components. She favors vendors with robust quality assurance programs, ITAR compliance, and experience in delivering high-reliability systems under stringent performance standards. Her contracting activity shows a 100% preference for non-set-aside procurements, indicating a focus on full and open competition. This suggests a prioritization of technical capability and operational readiness over socioeconomic targeting, though she remains compliant with all applicable small business regulations. Her approach reflects a mission-driven emphasis on securing the most capable providers, regardless of business size, when technical requirements demand specialized expertise. Bingham’s primary technical domain is NAICS 334511, encompassing the manufacture of search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical systems and instruments. She specializes in procuring advanced sensors, flight control systems, inertial navigation units, and integrated avionics suites used in defense, aerospace, and maritime applications. Her expertise lies in evaluating technical proposals for system performance, reliability, and interoperability, ensuring acquisitions meet rigorous military and aerospace standards.