Melanie Goddard

Melanie Goddard serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), supporting the acquisition and lifecycle sustainment of critical naval aviation systems. She manages complex contracting actions for aircraft, guided missile components, and advanced avionics, ensuring alignment with the Navy and Marine Corps’ operational readiness goals. Her work directly enables the modernization of carrier-based and expeditionary air platforms, with a focus on technical integrity, program timelines, and mission-critical performance standards. She operates within the Department of the Navy’s acquisition framework, coordinating with engineering, logistics, and test communities to deliver integrated aviation capabilities. Goddard maintains consistent partnerships with leading defense prime contractors including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, engaging them on high-priority programs involving rotary-wing platforms, unmanned aerial systems, and missile defense technologies. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term sustainment, systems integration, and performance-based logistics, often resulting in multi-year, performance-driven contract structures. She works closely with these industry partners to ensure technical compliance, risk mitigation, and seamless transition from development to operational deployment. Goddard’s procurement portfolio reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued without set-asides. This indicates a strategic focus on leveraging the broadest possible industrial base to meet mission-critical requirements, prioritizing technical capability and scale over socioeconomic classifications. While small business participation is not formally targeted in her awards, her reliance on major primes often involves subcontracting opportunities that indirectly support broader small business engagement. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing) and 336419 (Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts), with additional activity in professional technical services under 541990. She specializes in procuring advanced flight systems, weapon integration hardware, and mission-specific avionics, demonstrating deep expertise in aerospace engineering domains and defense systems acquisition.