Lacee KcKinney

Lacee McKinney serves as a Contracts Specialist at the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), where she plays a critical role in executing the lifecycle acquisition and sustainment of naval aviation systems. Responsible for managing complex procurement actions across the full spectrum of contract types—including fixed-price, cost-reimbursement, and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity instruments—she supports the development, testing, and maintenance of aircraft, avionics, weapons systems, and associated logistics infrastructure. Her work directly enables NAVAIR’s mission to ensure air superiority through timely, compliant, and technically sound contracting solutions aligned with Department of Defense acquisition regulations. McKinney maintains longstanding relationships with prime contractors including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, partnering with industry leaders in aerospace systems integration, flight control technologies, and unmanned aerial platforms. She frequently engages with contractors specializing in mission-critical avionics, sensor systems, and aircraft sustainment services, fostering collaborative procurement environments that prioritize technical innovation, performance-based outcomes, and lifecycle cost efficiency. Her contracting approach emphasizes rigorous requirements definition, risk mitigation, and contract administration to ensure operational readiness. Her procurement portfolio reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 75% of awards issued without set-asides, while maintaining a consistent 25% commitment to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This balance demonstrates her strategic focus on leveraging broad market capabilities while actively supporting small business participation in high-technology defense sectors, without favoring specific socioeconomic categories such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB. McKinney’s primary procurement focus lies in engineering services (NAICS 541330), with significant activity in the manufacturing of aeronautical and navigation systems (NAICS 334511), test instrumentation (NAICS 334515), and auxiliary aircraft components (NAICS 336413). Her technical expertise spans avionics integration, flight test instrumentation, and mission system sustainment, reflecting deep familiarity with the engineering and manufacturing domains underpinning modern naval aviation capabilities.