Kimberly Leyva

Kym Leyva serves as a primary contracting professional within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), playing a critical role in the acquisition and lifecycle management of naval aviation systems. Responsible for executing complex procurements across aircraft platforms, avionics, and mission-critical support systems, Leyva ensures alignment with NAVAIR’s strategic mission to maintain air superiority through modernization and sustainment of carrier-based and expeditionary aviation assets. Their work encompasses full-spectrum contracting activities—from requirements definition and source selection to contract award and performance oversight—focused on high-technology defense systems requiring rigorous technical validation and logistics integration. Leyva maintains consistent, long-term partnerships with leading defense aerospace prime contractors, including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, reflecting deep engagement with industry leaders in manned and unmanned aviation systems. These relationships are characterized by collaborative requirements development, technical risk mitigation, and performance-based contracting approaches tailored to the unique demands of naval aviation operations. The recurring engagement with these primes underscores a reliance on proven capabilities in aircraft manufacturing, propulsion systems, and integrated mission systems. Leyva’s procurement portfolio is entirely focused on open competition, with no set-aside preferences applied across all awarded contracts. This reflects a strategic emphasis on leveraging the broadest possible industrial base to meet mission-critical performance standards, prioritizing technical capability and operational readiness over socioeconomic set-asides. While small business participation is not formally structured through designated programs, all acquisitions adhere to full and open competition requirements under FAR Part 6. The primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), with significant activity in aircraft manufacturing (336411) and avionics systems (334511). Leyva specializes in procuring mission-critical components such as flight control systems, sensor suites, propulsion subsystems, and sustainment logistics packages essential to the operational readiness of Navy and Marine Corps aviation platforms.