Nikki Terranova

Nikki Terranova serves as a secondary procurement liaison at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center, supporting the acquisition of advanced aerospace technologies critical to flight testing and experimental aircraft modification. While not the primary contracting officer, she plays a vital role in coordinating requirements, evaluating technical proposals, and facilitating contract execution for high-priority research initiatives. Her work directly enables the Center’s mission to validate next-generation flight control architectures, propulsion systems, and sensor integrations on modified aircraft platforms. Terranova typically handles complex, mission-critical acquisitions involving software development, communications infrastructure, and avionics integration, ensuring alignment with NASA’s technical and regulatory standards. She maintains consistent working relationships with PRIORITY 1 AVIATION INC and ROLLS-ROYCE CORPORATION, both of which provide specialized engineering services and advanced propulsion components essential to Armstrong’s flight research programs. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for established industry partners with proven capabilities in aerospace systems integration, often engaging these vendors through competitive negotiated procurements under FAR Part 15. These partnerships are characterized by long-term collaboration, technical alignment, and iterative development cycles tied to flight test milestones. Terranova’s acquisition portfolio exhibits no set-aside preferences, with 100% of her supported contracts awarded without socioeconomic targeting. This reflects the technical specificity and mission-critical nature of the work, where performance, safety, and operational readiness take precedence over socioeconomic criteria. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her portfolio, she supports broader agency goals by ensuring fair competition and transparent evaluation processes across all vendor types. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 513210 (Software Publishers) and 517810 (All Other Telecommunications), underscoring her expertise in acquiring custom flight software, real-time data transmission systems, and secure airborne communications networks. She routinely procures embedded flight software, telemetry systems, and autonomous control algorithms that enable experimental aircraft to operate in hypersonic and autonomous flight regimes, directly supporting NASA’s strategic investments in next-generation aeronautics.