Samantha Lysaght

Samantha Lysaght serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), supporting the lifecycle management of naval aviation systems through strategic acquisition planning and contract execution. She specializes in managing complex contracts for aircraft systems, avionics integration, and mission-critical support services essential to maintaining air superiority for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Her work directly enables NAVAIR’s mission to modernize carrier-based and expeditionary aircraft fleets, ensuring operational readiness through timely delivery of advanced technologies and sustainment solutions. Lysaght maintains strong, ongoing relationships with leading defense prime contractors including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, reflecting her focus on high-performance aerospace and missile systems. She collaborates closely with these industry partners on technical integration, systems testing, and logistics sustainment, often overseeing multi-year, performance-based contracts that require rigorous systems engineering oversight. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical rigor, risk mitigation, and long-term operational support, aligning closely with NAVAIR’s emphasis on mission-critical capability delivery. Her contracting activity shows no reliance on socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic preference for leveraging industry’s most capable and technologically advanced providers to meet demanding naval aviation requirements, rather than prioritizing small business set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. Lysaght’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541370 (Surveying and Mapping Services), supporting geospatial and systems integration for flight operations, alongside NAICS 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing) and 336419 (Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts), indicating deep expertise in airframe development, weapon system integration, and avionics architecture. Her domain knowledge spans flight control systems, sensor fusion, and logistics sustainment for naval aircraft platforms.