Susan M Cusic

Susan M. Cusic serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisition strategies for advanced naval aviation systems. Responsible for managing the full lifecycle of procurement actions, she specializes in engineering services contracts that support the development, testing, and sustainment of mission-critical avionics, electronic warfare systems, and integrated aircraft subsystems. Her work directly enables the agency’s mission to maintain air superiority through technological innovation, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning contract vehicles with strategic modernization goals. Cusic maintains enduring partnerships with leading defense contractors including SABRE SYSTEMS, LLC, THE BOEING COMPANY, SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, SYSTEMS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS, INC., and ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC. These relationships are characterized by long-term, performance-based engagements focused on technical integration, systems engineering, and sustainment support. She consistently collaborates with prime contractors who bring deep domain expertise in airborne sensor suites, communications architecture, and mission system modernization, fostering a procurement environment built on technical rigor and accountability. Her contracting portfolio reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted under no set-aside classifications. This indicates a deliberate focus on selecting the most technically qualified vendors regardless of socioeconomic status, prioritizing capability and performance over programmatic set-asides. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in her portfolio, she ensures fair competition through transparent solicitation practices and rigorous evaluation criteria. Cusic’s primary procurement focus is centered on NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), where she acquires high-level systems engineering, technical analysis, and integration services essential to next-generation naval aviation platforms. Her expertise lies in procuring complex technical solutions involving avionics architecture, electronic attack systems, mission computing, and legacy system modernization, making her a key enabler of the Navy’s aviation technology transition.