Samantha Evans

Samantha Evans serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), supporting the lifecycle management of naval aviation systems for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. She manages complex acquisition programs focused on aircraft components, avionics, and auxiliary equipment, ensuring alignment with NAVAIR’s mission to maintain air superiority through advanced technological integration and sustainment. Her work spans the full contract lifecycle—from requirements definition and source selection to contract award and performance oversight—primarily for high-priority platforms including carrier-based and expeditionary aircraft systems. Evans plays a critical role in translating operational needs into technically sound, mission-critical contracts that support fleet readiness and modernization goals. She maintains longstanding relationships with leading defense aerospace primes including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, partnering with these firms to procure advanced aircraft systems, propulsion components, and mission-critical avionics. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established industry leaders with proven track records in delivering complex, high-reliability aviation hardware under stringent military specifications. These partnerships are characterized by sustained engagement across multiple contract vehicles, indicating deep technical collaboration and trust in vendor capabilities to meet rigorous Navy standards. Samantha Evans does not utilize socioeconomic set-asides; all awards are competed on an open, unrestricted basis. This reflects NAVAIR’s strategic emphasis on leveraging the broadest possible industrial base to meet urgent operational requirements, prioritizing technical capability and schedule reliability over socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is not formally targeted in her portfolio, vendors of all sizes compete equally based on merit, performance history, and compliance with defense acquisition regulations. Her procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), with significant activity in aircraft manufacturing (336411) and engine systems (336412). She specializes in acquiring flight-critical components such as flight control systems, radar integration modules, and support equipment essential to maintaining the operational readiness of naval aviation platforms. Her expertise lies in managing acquisitions for systems requiring strict adherence to MIL-SPEC, DO-160, and other aerospace certification standards.