Stephanie Leikach

Stephanie Leikach serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisitions for advanced naval aviation systems. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle of contract management—from market research and solicitation development to award administration and performance oversight—for mission-critical avionics, electronic warfare subsystems, and aircraft support technologies. She ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with the agency’s strategic priorities of modernizing airborne sensor suites and sustaining legacy platforms. Leikach specializes in engineering services, aircraft component manufacturing, and air transportation support contracts, often working with high-technical-risk, low-volume suppliers requiring tailored acquisition strategies. Leikach maintains consistent working relationships with industry leaders including SABRE SYSTEMS, LLC, THE BOEING COMPANY, SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, SYSTEMS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS, INC., and ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for established defense contractors with proven expertise in aerospace systems integration, mission systems engineering, and precision manufacturing. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical rigor, risk mitigation, and performance-based outcomes, often involving sole-source or limited competition actions due to the specialized nature of the requirements. Leikach’s contracting portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of her awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a mission-driven focus on securing the most capable and technically qualified providers, regardless of socioeconomic status, to meet urgent operational readiness demands. While she does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her acquisitions remain fully compliant with all socioeconomic regulations and support broader agency goals through transparent, merit-based selection. Her primary NAICS focus includes 488190 (Other Support Activities for Air Transportation), 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), and 541330 (Engineering Services). She procures specialized avionics, flight control components, test equipment, and systems engineering support critical to next-generation naval aircraft, demonstrating deep domain expertise in airborne systems integration and sustainment.