Roy Hyun Yim

Roy Hyun Yim serves as a Contract Specialist within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), supporting the acquisition and lifecycle management of critical naval aviation systems. In this role, he executes complex contract actions for the development, testing, and sustainment of carrier-based and expeditionary aircraft, avionics, and associated weapon systems. His responsibilities include managing full acquisition cycles—from requirements validation and source selection to contract award and administration—ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and NAVAIR’s strategic modernization objectives. He specializes in high-stakes, technologically advanced procurements that directly enable air superiority and operational readiness for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Roy maintains consistent working relationships with leading defense aerospace prime contractors, including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics. These partnerships center on the procurement of manned and unmanned aerial platforms, mission systems integration, and sustainment services. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, risk mitigation, and technical oversight, fostering long-term collaborations with industry partners capable of delivering cutting-edge aviation capabilities under stringent military specifications. Roy’s procurement portfolio reflects a strict focus on full and open competition, with 100% of his awards issued without set-asides for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic programs. This reflects NAVAIR’s operational imperative to source from industry leaders with proven capacity to deliver complex, mission-critical systems at scale, prioritizing technical capability and readiness over socioeconomic preferences. His primary procurement focus is on NAICS 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing), encompassing the acquisition of fixed-wing and rotary-wing platforms, propulsion systems, flight control architectures, and integrated avionics suites. He possesses deep expertise in aerospace engineering procurement, specializing in systems requiring rigorous certification, flight testing, and logistics support infrastructure to sustain naval air operations across global theaters.