Samantha Leigh Marshall

Samantha Leigh Marshall serves as a Contract Specialist within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), where she plays a critical role in executing the lifecycle acquisition of naval aviation systems. She manages complex procurement actions for aircraft components, avionics, and auxiliary equipment, ensuring compliance with Department of Defense contracting regulations and aligning acquisitions with NAVAIR’s mission to maintain air superiority through modernized, combat-ready platforms. Her work directly supports the sustainment and upgrade of carrier-based and expeditionary aircraft fleets, with a focus on technical specifications, contract performance monitoring, and risk mitigation across the full spectrum of acquisition phases. Marshall maintains established working relationships with leading defense prime contractors, including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, frequently engaging them on high-priority programs involving rotary-wing platforms, unmanned aerial systems, and advanced weapons integration. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, performance-based service agreements, and technical alignment with naval aviation requirements, fostering accountability and innovation in mission-critical supply chains. Her procurement portfolio reflects a strict focus on full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued under no set-aside conditions. This underscores a strategic preference for leveraging industry-wide capacity and technical expertise rather than socioeconomic set-asides, consistent with NAVAIR’s emphasis on mission readiness and system interoperability over socioeconomic categorization. Marshall’s primary technical domain centers on NAICS 336413—Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing—where she procures specialized components such as flight control systems, mission avionics, engine accessories, and maintenance support hardware. Her expertise lies in managing acquisitions for highly engineered, defense-specific aviation subsystems that require stringent certification, traceability, and integration with naval air platforms, ensuring operational reliability across austere and high-threat environments.