Olivia Russ

Olivia Russ serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), supporting the lifecycle acquisition and sustainment of naval aviation systems for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. She manages complex contract actions for advanced aircraft platforms, mission-critical avionics, and integrated weapons systems, ensuring alignment with NAVAIR’s strategic modernization goals. Her work spans the full acquisition lifecycle—from requirements validation and source selection to contract award and performance oversight—focusing on high-priority programs that maintain air superiority and expeditionary readiness. She operates within a high-stakes, technically demanding environment where precision, compliance, and timely delivery are essential to national defense objectives. Olivia Russ maintains consistent procurement relationships with leading aerospace and defense prime contractors, including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics. These partnerships center on the development, integration, and sustainment of next-generation carrier-based and expeditionary aircraft, unmanned aerial systems, and advanced sensor suites. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term performance outcomes, technical risk mitigation, and system interoperability, fostering collaborative relationships with industry leaders capable of delivering cutting-edge capabilities under stringent military specifications. Her procurement portfolio reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted without set-asides for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic programs. This reflects NAVAIR’s mission-critical need for specialized technical expertise and industrial capacity that currently resides primarily within large, established defense contractors with proven track records in complex aerospace systems integration. Olivia Russ’s work is concentrated within NAICS 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing), encompassing the procurement of manned and unmanned tactical aircraft, propulsion systems, flight control architectures, and associated logistics support infrastructure. Her technical domain expertise lies in naval aviation platforms, including rotary-wing and fixed-wing systems, with deep familiarity in avionics modernization, weapons integration, and mission systems sustainment. She ensures acquisitions meet rigorous Navy and Marine Corps operational standards while maintaining compliance with federal acquisition regulations and defense acquisition policy.