Tess J. Beukers

Tess J. Beukers serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), supporting the acquisition and lifecycle sustainment of advanced naval aviation systems. She manages complex contracting actions for high-priority defense platforms, focusing on guided missile systems, space vehicle components, and associated avionics infrastructure. Her work directly enables NAVAIR’s mission to maintain air superiority through the development and fielding of next-generation carrier-based and expeditionary aircraft capabilities. Beukers handles full-spectrum acquisitions—from research and development to production and logistics support—ensuring technical compliance, schedule adherence, and operational readiness for Navy and Marine Corps aviation forces. She maintains consistent contracting relationships with industry leaders including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, partnering with prime contractors who deliver integrated weapons systems, unmanned aerial platforms, and mission-critical aerospace components. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, performance-based contracting, and technical alignment with NAVAIR’s modernization roadmap. These partnerships are characterized by deep technical engagement, rigorous requirements validation, and sustained support across multiple program phases. Beukers’ contracting portfolio reflects a strict focus on full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued without set-asides for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic categories. This reflects NAVAIR’s operational imperative to prioritize technical capability, schedule certainty, and system interoperability over socioeconomic preferences in high-stakes defense acquisitions. Her primary procurement focus lies within NAICS 336414 (Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing) and 336419 (Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), underscoring her expertise in missile defense systems, guidance electronics, propulsion subsystems, and space-enabled command and control technologies. She specializes in procuring mission-critical hardware and software systems that support naval air dominance, electronic warfare, and precision strike capabilities.