Lori A Bishop

Lori A. Bishop serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex procurements that support the development, test, and sustainment of advanced naval aviation systems. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts for mission-critical avionics, flight control hardware, diagnostic instrumentation, and maintenance infrastructure, ensuring alignment with Department of the Navy acquisition regulations and technical requirements. Her work directly enables the readiness and technological superiority of naval airpower by facilitating timely access to high-performance, mission-essential components. Bishop maintains established relationships with key defense contractors including Lockheed Martin Corporation, BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., PCI Aviation LLC, Critical Communications, Controls and Instruments, LLC, and Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC. These partnerships are characterized by long-term collaboration on technical solutions requiring rigorous certification, systems integration, and rapid prototyping. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based acquisition methods, risk mitigation, and compliance with defense-specific standards such as MIL-STD and DO-160. Her procurement portfolio reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 89.3% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions. While small business participation is limited to 10.7%, she consistently leverages Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, supporting qualified firms capable of delivering specialized aviation technologies. Her socioeconomic contracting strategy prioritizes capability over status, ensuring competitive rigor while maintaining pathways for capable small businesses. Bishop’s primary NAICS focus includes industrial truck and material handling equipment manufacturing (333924), motor and generator manufacturing (335312), and other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing (336413). She frequently procures flight-critical subsystems, environmental control units, and diagnostic test equipment, demonstrating deep technical fluency in aerospace systems integration, electromechanical components, and aviation maintenance support infrastructure.