Patricia S Willett

Patricia S. Willett serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), supporting the lifecycle acquisition and sustainment of naval aviation systems critical to U.S. Navy and Marine Corps operational readiness. She manages complex contracts for aircraft components, avionics, and auxiliary equipment, ensuring alignment with NAVAIR’s mission to modernize carrier-based and expeditionary air platforms. Her work spans the full acquisition lifecycle—from requirements definition and source selection to contract administration and performance oversight—focusing on high-technology systems that enhance air superiority, mission reliability, and logistics support. Willett maintains consistent contracting relationships with leading aerospace prime contractors including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, partnering with organizations that deliver advanced rotary-wing and fixed-wing platforms, unmanned aerial systems, and mission-critical avionics. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting and technical risk mitigation, fostering long-term vendor collaboration to ensure system interoperability and sustainment readiness across deployed fleets. Her contracting portfolio reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside classifications. This indicates a strategic focus on leveraging industry-wide technical capability rather than socioeconomic set-asides, prioritizing mission-critical performance over socioeconomic categorization in procurement decisions. Willett’s primary procurement focus lies within NAICS 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), which accounts for 63% of her activity, followed by aircraft manufacturing (336411) and engine systems (336412). She specializes in procuring flight control systems, mission avionics, structural components, and support equipment essential to naval air operations, demonstrating deep expertise in aerospace engineering standards, defense logistics, and systems integration within the naval aviation domain.