Susan M Holmes

Susan M. Holmes serves as a Contracting Officer within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), responsible for managing the acquisition lifecycle of critical naval aviation systems. She oversees complex procurements spanning aircraft manufacturing, avionics integration, and sustainment services essential to maintaining air superiority for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Her portfolio includes full-spectrum contracting for new development, modernization, and logistics support of carrier-based and expeditionary aircraft platforms, with a focus on technical compliance, risk mitigation, and lifecycle cost efficiency under FAR and DFARS frameworks. Holmes maintains enduring relationships with prime contractors including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, partnering with industry leaders to deliver advanced rotary-wing, fixed-wing, and unmanned aerial systems. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical innovation, and seamless integration of next-generation capabilities such as sensor suites, weapons systems, and mission-critical avionics. She routinely engages in sole-source, competitive, and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts, fostering long-term vendor collaboration to ensure operational readiness and rapid fielding of mission-essential equipment. While the majority of her acquisitions are unrestricted, Holmes consistently prioritizes small business participation, with over 20% of her awards designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. She actively leverages small business programs to cultivate a resilient supplier base, ensuring diverse vendors contribute to critical aviation subsystems and support services, reflecting NAVAIR’s commitment to economic inclusion without compromising mission capability. Her technical focus centers on NAICS 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing) and 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), with additional emphasis on precision instrumentation under 334515 and 334519. She procures high-reliability components for flight control systems, test and calibration equipment, and mission-specific sensors, demonstrating deep expertise in aerospace engineering procurement and systems integration requirements.