Lisa M Ambrose

Lisa M. Ambrose serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), supporting the lifecycle acquisition and sustainment of naval aviation systems critical to U.S. Navy and Marine Corps operational readiness. She manages complex contracting actions for advanced aircraft platforms, propulsion systems, and integrated avionics, ensuring alignment with NAVAIR’s mission to maintain air superiority through cutting-edge technology development and fielded capability sustainment. Her work spans the full acquisition lifecycle—from requirements definition and source selection to contract execution and performance monitoring—focusing on high-priority programs involving carrier-based and expeditionary aircraft systems. Ambrose maintains consistent contracting relationships with industry leaders including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, partnering with prime contractors who deliver advanced rotary-wing and fixed-wing platforms, unmanned aerial systems, and mission-critical engine components. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, technical risk mitigation, and integrated logistics support, fostering long-term vendor collaboration to ensure system reliability and rapid fielding. These partnerships reflect a preference for established defense aerospace primes with proven track records in delivering complex, mission-essential systems under stringent military specifications. Her contracting portfolio shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on technical capability, system interoperability, and urgent operational needs over socioeconomic preferences, prioritizing mission effectiveness and industrial base stability. Ambrose’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing) and 336412 (Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing), underscoring deep expertise in airframe integration, propulsion systems, and flight control technologies. She routinely acquires advanced composite airframes, turbine engines, avionics suites, and maintenance support infrastructure, demonstrating specialized knowledge in defense aerospace engineering standards and military airworthiness certification processes.