Susan Hollins

Susan Hollins serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), supporting the lifecycle acquisition and sustainment of critical naval aviation systems. She manages complex contract actions for advanced aircraft platforms, avionics, and auxiliary equipment, ensuring alignment with the Navy and Marine Corps’ strategic modernization goals. Her work directly enables the development, testing, and fielding of carrier-based and expeditionary aviation capabilities, with a focus on mission-critical systems that maintain air superiority. Hollins operates within the full spectrum of defense acquisition phases, from initial requirements validation through contract award and performance oversight, ensuring compliance with DoD acquisition regulations and technical standards. She maintains consistent, long-term relationships with leading aerospace prime contractors including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, partnering with these firms to deliver next-generation rotary-wing, fixed-wing, and unmanned aerial systems. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based logistics, integrated product support, and technical risk mitigation, often involving complex systems integration and sustainment contracts. These partnerships are characterized by deep technical collaboration and a shared commitment to operational readiness and fleet modernization. Hollins’ procurement portfolio reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued under no set-aside classifications. This indicates a focus on technical capability and mission necessity over socioeconomic preferences, aligning with NAVAIR’s priority to procure high-performance systems from industry leaders with proven aerospace expertise. Her primary procurement focus lies within NAICS 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing) and 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), encompassing the acquisition of airframes, propulsion systems, mission avionics, flight control hardware, and support equipment. She specializes in procuring technically sophisticated platforms requiring rigorous certification, including systems compliant with MIL-STD and DO-178C standards, demonstrating deep domain expertise in naval aviation engineering and logistics integration.