Lynn P Bentz

Lynn P. Bentz serves as a Contract Specialist within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), where she plays a critical role in executing the acquisition lifecycle for advanced naval aviation systems. Responsible for soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts, she ensures compliance with federal procurement regulations while aligning acquisitions with NAVAIR’s mission to develop, test, and sustain carrier-based and expeditionary aircraft, avionics, and weapons systems. Her portfolio primarily encompasses complex technical procurements involving aerospace engineering, sensor integration, and logistics support, requiring deep subject matter expertise in defense acquisition processes and risk mitigation strategies. Bentz maintains longstanding contracting relationships with leading defense aerospace primes, including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, frequently engaging these contractors on high-priority programs for aircraft platforms, unmanned aerial systems, and mission-critical avionics. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, systems integration, and lifecycle sustainment, fostering collaborative partnerships that prioritize technical innovation, schedule adherence, and operational readiness. She consistently works with vendors capable of delivering integrated solutions across multiple domains, ensuring interoperability with Navy and Marine Corps platforms. Her contracting activity reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued under no set-aside classifications. This underscores a focus on leveraging the broadest industrial base to meet mission-critical performance requirements, rather than socioeconomic set-asides. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her portfolio, she ensures compliance with all applicable small business subcontracting plans as mandated by prime contractors. Bentz specializes in procurements governed by NAICS 334511 (aeronautical and navigation systems manufacturing), which constitutes 80% of her activity, alongside NAICS 336411 and 336413 for aircraft and component manufacturing. Her technical domain expertise centers on radar, electronic warfare systems, flight control hardware, and support equipment critical to naval air superiority, demonstrating a nuanced understanding of defense aerospace engineering standards and military specification compliance.