Nairi Freeman

Nairi Freeman serves as a key procurement professional at NASA Ames Research Center, supporting the agency’s mission to advance aeronautics, space exploration, and scientific discovery through strategic acquisition of research and development services. Responsible for managing complex technical contracts, Freeman specializes in securing high-value engineering and scientific solutions that enable next-generation flight systems, autonomous navigation, and advanced computing capabilities. Their procurement portfolio is heavily focused on R&D in physical, engineering, and life sciences, ensuring NASA’s technology objectives are met through innovative, mission-critical partnerships with industry leaders. Freeman maintains a primary working relationship with Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, a trusted contractor delivering specialized aerospace R&D services. This partnership reflects a pattern of sustained collaboration with firms capable of supporting high-risk, high-reward technical projects requiring deep expertise in hypersonics, thermal protection systems, and computational modeling. The contracting approach emphasizes technical excellence, performance-based outcomes, and long-term vendor alignment with NASA’s strategic goals, fostering a relationship built on reliability and innovation rather than transactional procurement. Freeman’s procurement strategy reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside classifications. This indicates a focus on selecting the most technically qualified offerors regardless of socioeconomic status, prioritizing mission readiness and capability over mandated small business targets. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through set-asides, the agency’s technical requirements naturally attract a diverse range of qualified vendors, including small firms capable of meeting stringent aerospace standards. The primary NAICS focus is 541715—Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences—accounting for 75% of acquisitions, with the remaining 25% falling under 541990 for other professional scientific services. Procured efforts include computational fluid dynamics, flight control algorithms, sensor integration, and systems engineering for planetary missions, reflecting deep domain expertise in aerospace R&D and mission-critical systems development.