2d Lt Paul Wagner

2d Lt Paul Wagner serves as a contracting professional within the FA8539 organization of the Department of the Air Force, supporting the sustainment and modernization of critical airborne electronic systems essential to air dominance. He is responsible for managing the acquisition lifecycle of advanced avionics, radar, navigation, and identification systems used across legacy and next-generation aircraft platforms. His role ensures mission readiness by securing technically complex, high-integrity components that maintain operational cybersecurity resilience and extend the service life of mission-critical hardware. Wagner typically handles sole-source and competitive acquisitions under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, focusing on engineering services, system integration, and hardware sustainment for classified and unclassified aerospace platforms. His primary contractor relationships include Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, AMD International Technologies LLC, and R.F. Products, Inc.—leading providers of military-grade electronic systems, signal processing hardware, and RF components. Wagner works closely with these vendors to deliver mission-critical upgrades and obsolescence mitigation solutions, often coordinating technical evaluations, requirements validation, and performance-based contracting to ensure system interoperability and long-term supportability. His procurement approach emphasizes technical rigor and lifecycle cost efficiency, fostering long-term partnerships with vendors possessing deep domain expertise in aerospace electronics. Wagner’s contracting portfolio reflects a 100% non-set-aside preference, indicating a focus on mission-critical capabilities where specialized technical expertise and industrial base readiness take precedence over socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in his portfolio, he adheres to all applicable regulations and may engage small businesses as subcontractors when their technical capabilities align with program requirements. His primary procurement focus is under NAICS 334511, specializing in the acquisition of search, detection, navigation, guidance, and aeronautical systems. He procures advanced avionics suites, electronic warfare components, secure data links, and embedded navigation instrumentation, demonstrating deep expertise in the technical domains of radar signal processing, electronic countermeasures, and airborne sensor integration.