LCDR Timothy R. Griffin

Timothy R. Griffin serves as a Contract Specialist within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), where he plays a critical role in executing the lifecycle acquisition of naval aviation systems. Responsible for soliciting, negotiating, and administering complex contracts, Griffin supports NAVAIR’s mission to develop, test, and sustain advanced aircraft, weapons, and avionics for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. His portfolio primarily encompasses major defense procurement actions in aircraft manufacturing and supporting engineering services, ensuring alignment with operational readiness goals and technical specifications for carrier-based and expeditionary platforms. Griffin maintains consistent procurement relationships with leading aerospace and defense prime contractors, including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics. These partnerships focus on the integration of next-generation platforms such as rotary-wing aircraft, unmanned aerial systems, and mission-critical avionics. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and risk mitigation across multi-year sustainment and modernization programs, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in rigorous oversight and contract administration standards. Griffin’s contracting activity reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of his awards issued without socioeconomic set-asides. This pattern underscores a strategic focus on leveraging the technical capacity and scale of industry leaders to meet urgent operational requirements, rather than directing awards toward 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. His approach prioritizes mission-critical capability delivery over socioeconomic targeting, consistent with NAVAIR’s emphasis on technological superiority. His primary procurement focus lies within NAICS 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing) and 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), with supplementary activity in engineering services and air transportation support. He specializes in acquiring high-performance airframes, propulsion components, mission systems, and logistics infrastructure essential to naval air dominance, demonstrating deep technical fluency in aerospace systems integration and defense acquisition regulation.