Adrienne Urich

Adrienne Urich serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), supporting the lifecycle acquisition and sustainment of critical naval aviation systems. She manages complex contract actions for advanced aerospace and ordnance technologies, ensuring alignment with the Navy and Marine Corps’ strategic imperatives in air superiority and expeditionary warfare. Her work spans the full spectrum of defense acquisition phases—from research and development through production and logistics support—focusing on high-priority programs involving guided missiles, avionics, and precision ordnance systems. Urich’s role is central to NAVAIR’s mission of maintaining technological dominance through timely, compliant, and mission-critical procurement decisions. She maintains consistent contracting relationships with industry leaders including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, partnering with prime contractors capable of delivering integrated aerospace and weapons systems. These relationships are characterized by long-term sustainment contracts, technical collaboration on modernization initiatives, and performance-based logistics support. Urich frequently engages vendors with proven expertise in unmanned aerial systems, missile defense architectures, and advanced munitions manufacturing, ensuring operational readiness through reliable, high-performance solutions. Urich’s procurement portfolio reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of her awards issued without set-aside designations. This indicates a focus on technical capability and mission necessity over socioeconomic classifications, prioritizing the most qualified industrial partners regardless of business size or certification status. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in her portfolio, her contracting practices remain fully compliant with federal acquisition regulations and emphasize value-driven outcomes. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336414 (Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing), complemented by significant activity in ammunition manufacturing (332993 and 332994). She specializes in procuring precision-guided munitions, explosive ordnance, launch systems, and associated support equipment, demonstrating deep technical familiarity with defense aerospace and weapons systems engineering.