Shoaibur R. Qureshi

Shoaibur R. Qureshi serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), supporting the acquisition and lifecycle sustainment of critical naval aviation systems. He manages complex contract actions for advanced aircraft components, avionics, and auxiliary equipment essential to maintaining air superiority for the Navy and Marine Corps. His work directly enables NAVAIR’s mission to modernize carrier-based and expeditionary aircraft fleets through end-to-end acquisition planning, source selection, and contract administration. Qureshi typically handles high-value, technically demanding procurements involving flight-critical systems, mission avionics, and logistics support infrastructure, ensuring alignment with operational readiness goals and defense acquisition regulations. Qureshi maintains consistent contracting relationships with leading aerospace prime contractors including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, reflecting his focus on integrated platform development and sustainment. His procurement patterns emphasize long-term partnerships with industry leaders capable of delivering advanced engineering solutions, rapid prototyping, and integrated logistics support. These relationships are characterized by technical collaboration, performance-based contracting, and adherence to stringent military specifications, ensuring system interoperability and mission-critical reliability across naval aviation platforms. Qureshi’s 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 capabilities rather than socioeconomic set-asides, prioritizing mission necessity and system performance over socioeconomic categorization. While small business participation is not formally targeted in his awards, his approach ensures competitive rigor and access to the broadest pool of qualified suppliers capable of meeting complex defense requirements. His primary procurement focus lies within NAICS 336413—Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing—accounting for 83.3% of his activity, with additional emphasis on NAICS 336411—Aircraft Manufacturing. He specializes in procuring flight control systems, mission computers, sensor interfaces, and support equipment critical to naval aircraft performance, demonstrating deep expertise in aerospace engineering standards and defense logistics frameworks.