Lynnette Kay Curtsinger

Lynnette Kay Curtsinger serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division (N00421), where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisitions for advanced naval aviation systems. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts supporting the development, testing, and sustainment of mission-critical avionics, electronic warfare suites, communications systems, and airborne sensor technologies. Her work directly enables the Navy’s strategic priorities in air superiority and fleet readiness, ensuring timely delivery of technically sophisticated solutions through compliant, risk-managed contracting practices under FAR and DFARS frameworks. Curtsinger maintains consistent working relationships with key industry partners including SABRE SYSTEMS, LLC, THE BOEING COMPANY, SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, SYSTEMS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS, INC., and ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC. These partnerships reflect a blend of large prime contractors with deep systems integration expertise and specialized engineering firms delivering niche technical capabilities. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical risk mitigation, and long-term sustainment support for legacy and next-generation aircraft platforms. While the majority of her acquisitions are unrestricted, Curtsinger actively supports small business participation, with approximately one-third of her contracts awarded under Total Small Business Set-Asides per FAR 19.5. Her contracting patterns demonstrate a deliberate commitment to expanding opportunities for qualified small businesses without compromising technical rigor or mission requirements. Her primary procurement focus is squarely on NAICS 481219 (Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation), which encompasses specialized air vehicle integration, flight test support, and airborne system validation services. This specialization underscores her expertise in procuring unique, non-scheduled aviation services critical to flight evaluation, systems certification, and operational testing of advanced naval aircraft subsystems.