Kristin Recio

Kristin Recio serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), supporting the lifecycle acquisition and sustainment of critical naval aviation systems. She manages complex contracts for advanced aeronautical and avionics systems, ensuring alignment with the Navy and Marine Corps’ strategic modernization goals. Her work spans the full spectrum of acquisition phases—from requirements definition and source selection to contract administration and performance oversight—focusing on high-technology platforms that maintain air superiority and operational readiness. Recio’s portfolio centers on mission-critical systems requiring rigorous testing, integration, and logistics support, often involving cutting-edge sensor, navigation, and weapons integration technologies. Recio maintains consistent procurement relationships with industry leaders including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, all of which provide advanced aircraft platforms, unmanned systems, and integrated avionics. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term partnership with prime contractors capable of delivering complex, high-reliability systems under stringent military specifications. These relationships are built on technical collaboration, performance accountability, and sustained support for deployed platforms, reflecting a preference for established defense industry partners with proven track records in naval aviation systems integration. Recio’s contracting activity is exclusively classified under the “No Set-Aside” category, indicating a focus on full and open competition for technically demanding procurements requiring specialized capabilities not typically available among small businesses. While socioeconomic set-asides are not utilized in her portfolio, this reflects the nature of the acquisitions—requiring advanced engineering, systems integration, and production capacity beyond the scope of most small business concerns. Her procurement focus is entirely aligned with NAICS 334511, which encompasses the manufacturing of search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical systems and instruments. She specializes in procuring mission-critical hardware and software systems including radar suites, flight control computers, electronic warfare suites, and autonomous drone guidance systems, demonstrating deep expertise in aerospace electronics and integrated avionics architecture.