Lindsey Hooyer

Lindsey A. Hooyer serves as a Contract Specialist within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), where she plays a critical role in managing the acquisition lifecycle for advanced naval aviation systems. Responsible for planning, soliciting, awarding, and administering contracts, she ensures alignment with NAVAIR’s mission to develop, test, and sustain carrier-based and expeditionary aircraft, weapons, and avionics. Her portfolio primarily encompasses complex procurements for aircraft components, auxiliary equipment, and mission-critical aerospace systems, requiring deep technical understanding and strict adherence to defense acquisition regulations. She works closely with engineering, logistics, and program management teams to translate operational requirements into legally sound, performance-based contracts that support naval air superiority. Hooyer maintains consistent contracting relationships with leading defense prime contractors including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, who provide high-performance aircraft platforms, unmanned systems, and integrated avionics. Her working model emphasizes long-term partnerships grounded in technical collaboration, risk-sharing, and performance accountability. She frequently engages with contractors on design-to-production transitions, sustainment modifications, and technical refresh initiatives, ensuring seamless integration of cutting-edge capabilities into existing naval air fleets. Her contracting activity reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued without set-asides. This indicates a strategic focus on leveraging industry’s broadest technical capabilities rather than socioeconomic contracting mechanisms, consistent with the scale and complexity of NAVAIR’s mission-critical acquisitions. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), reflecting her specialization in procuring mission-critical components such as flight control systems, avionics housings, and electro-optical subsystems. She also engages in NAICS 334511 procurements for navigation, guidance, and sensor systems, demonstrating expertise in aerospace electronics and integrated weapon systems architecture. Her work directly supports the modernization of naval airpower through precision-engineered, high-reliability hardware.