Kimberly D. Carter

Kimberly D. Carter serves as a Contract Specialist within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), where she plays a critical role in executing complex acquisition strategies for naval aviation systems. She manages the full lifecycle procurement of aircraft components, avionics, and logistics support services essential to sustaining the Navy and Marine Corps’ air superiority capabilities. Her portfolio encompasses high-stakes contracts for next-generation platforms, including carrier-based and expeditionary aircraft systems, with a focus on technical integration, sustainment, and mission-critical readiness. Carter ensures compliance with Department of Defense acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with NAVAIR’s strategic modernization goals. She maintains longstanding relationships with prime contractors including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, partnering with industry leaders to deliver advanced aerospace systems and support infrastructure. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical validation, and risk mitigation in high-complexity procurements. These partnerships are characterized by collaborative contract administration, iterative requirement refinement, and rigorous oversight to ensure operational readiness and system interoperability across naval aviation platforms. Carter’s contracting activity reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued without set-aside designations. While she does not prioritize socioeconomic programs such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB, her work consistently supports the broader DoD objective of leveraging industrial capacity from established defense aerospace contractors capable of meeting stringent military specifications. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing) and 488190 (Other Support Activities for Air Transportation), reflecting deep expertise in procuring mission-critical components, maintenance services, and aviation logistics support. She specializes in acquiring subsystems for rotary- and fixed-wing platforms, including flight control systems, sensors, and sustainment packages, demonstrating technical fluency in naval aviation engineering domains.