Lori L. Humiston

Lori Humiston serves as a Contract Specialist within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), where she plays a critical role in executing the lifecycle acquisition of naval aviation systems. She manages complex contract actions for the development, testing, and sustainment of aircraft platforms, avionics, and mission-critical subsystems, ensuring alignment with Navy and Marine Corps operational requirements. Her work directly supports NAVAIR’s mission to maintain air superiority through timely, compliant, and technically sound procurement of advanced aerospace capabilities, with a focus on full-spectrum contract lifecycle management from solicitation to closeout. Humiston maintains consistent procurement relationships with leading defense prime contractors including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, who provide advanced rotorcraft, strike aircraft, unmanned aerial systems, and integrated avionics. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes and systems integration, often coordinating with engineering and logistics teams to ensure contractual deliverables meet rigorous military specifications. These partnerships are characterized by long-term sustainment contracts and technical support arrangements that span multiple fiscal years. Her contracting portfolio reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued under no set-aside classifications. This indicates a focus on leveraging the broadest industrial base to meet mission-critical performance standards, with limited reliance on socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. Her approach prioritizes technical capability and industrial capacity over socioeconomic categorization. Her primary procurement focus lies within NAICS 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), with significant activity in aircraft manufacturing (336411) and engine systems (336412). She routinely procures flight control systems, radar integration components, mission computer hardware, and support equipment for carrier-based and expeditionary aviation platforms, demonstrating deep expertise in aerospace systems engineering and defense logistics.