Abigael Schultz

Abigael Schultz serves as a key procurement professional within the 6973GH Franchise Acquisition Services, a unit of the Federal Aviation Administration under the Department of Transportation. She manages the acquisition of critical aviation training systems, technical services, and infrastructure support essential to sustaining the national airspace system. Her responsibilities include soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts for flight simulator technologies, air traffic control modernization services, and pilot and maintenance technician training programs. Schultz operates within a framework aligned with FAR compliance and strategic sourcing goals, ensuring that acquisitions directly enhance operational readiness and safety across federal aviation facilities. She maintains consistent working relationships with leading defense and aerospace contractors, including ASRC Federal Advanced Research, LLC, Science Applications International Corporation, King Aerospace, Inc., and The Bionetics Corp, as well as the ARTI/Bionetics LLC joint venture. These partnerships reflect a preference for established vendors with proven capabilities in avionics, systems integration, and technical training delivery. Schultz’s procurement approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, leveraging long-term vendor engagement to ensure continuity in mission-critical service delivery while maintaining rigorous oversight of contract compliance and deliverables. Her contracting patterns reveal a strong emphasis on open competition, with 61.5% of awards issued without set-asides. Nevertheless, she actively supports small business participation, regularly awarding contracts under Total Small Business Set-Asides (20.5%) and Local Area Set-Asides (10.3%), with a notable 7.7% allocated to 8(a) competed programs. This balanced approach ensures market diversity while maintaining access to high-capability vendors, reflecting a strategic commitment to socioeconomic goals without compromising mission performance. Schultz’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334419 (Other Electronic Component Manufacturing) and 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), reflecting her specialization in avionics hardware, simulation software, and data systems integration. She also frequently procures site preparation (238910) and structural steel services (238120) to support airport facility upgrades. Her technical domain expertise centers on aviation training infrastructure, digital systems modernization, and maintenance logistics—ensuring FAA readiness through technically sound, compliant acquisitions.