Kelly Gerety

Kelly R. Gerety serves as a Contracts Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, where she plays a critical role in managing complex acquisitions for advanced naval aviation systems. She is responsible for the full lifecycle procurement of mission-critical avionics, electronic warfare subsystems, and integrated sensor suites that support air superiority and fleet readiness. Her work directly enables the modernization of next-generation aircraft platforms by ensuring timely, compliant, and technically sound contract execution. Gerety routinely handles competitive sealed bidding and negotiated acquisitions under FAR and NAVAIR-specific guidelines, with a focus on high-technical-risk, low-volume procurements requiring specialized engineering oversight. Gerety maintains established working relationships with key industry partners including SABRE SYSTEMS, LLC, THE BOEING COMPANY, SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, SYSTEMS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS, INC., and ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC. These partnerships reflect a consistent reliance on large prime contractors with proven expertise in aerospace systems integration, signal processing, and mission systems sustainment. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical evaluation, risk mitigation, and performance-based contracting, fostering long-term collaboration with vendors capable of delivering cutting-edge capabilities under stringent military specifications. Gerety’s contracting portfolio reflects a 100% no set-aside preference, indicating a strategic focus on full and open competition to access the broadest pool of technical capability. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her current portfolio, her acquisitions remain compliant with all socioeconomic requirements, and she actively evaluates small business subcontracting plans as part of prime contract oversight. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334511 for search, detection, navigation, and aeronautical systems manufacturing, with secondary emphasis on NAICS 336411 for aircraft manufacturing. She specializes in procuring airborne radar, electronic countermeasures, data link systems, and mission computer hardware, requiring deep familiarity with MIL-STD and DO-178C/DO-254 compliance standards. Her domain expertise centers on integrating secure, interoperable avionics into legacy and next-generation naval aircraft platforms.