Alicia Patz

Alicia Patz serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, supporting the development and sustainment of advanced naval aviation systems. She manages complex acquisitions for mission-critical aircraft subsystems, including avionics, electronic warfare suites, communications arrays, and auxiliary equipment essential to air superiority and fleet readiness. Her work directly enables the integration of next-generation technologies into legacy and next-platform aircraft, ensuring operational continuity and technological edge across the Navy’s airborne fleet. Patz specializes in full lifecycle contract management—from requirements definition through award and performance oversight—focusing on high-technology, low-volume, mission-essential components that demand rigorous engineering validation and defense-specific compliance. She maintains consistent partnerships with leading defense aerospace contractors including SABRE SYSTEMS, LLC, THE BOEING COMPANY, SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, SYSTEMS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS, INC., and ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC. These relationships reflect a preference for established industry leaders with proven expertise in aerospace systems integration, advanced manufacturing, and defense-certified engineering services. Patz’s contracting approach emphasizes technical proficiency, past performance, and compliance with military specifications, fostering long-term vendor collaboration on high-stakes, low-risk acquisition programs. Patz’s procurement portfolio reflects a 100% non-set-aside orientation, with no utilization of 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic programs. This indicates a strategic focus on mission-critical capabilities where technical superiority and industrial base readiness take precedence over socioeconomic targeting, aligning with the Navy’s urgent need for assured access to specialized aviation technologies. Her primary procurement focus is under NAICS 336413—Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing—encompassing the acquisition of mission avionics, sensor interfaces, flight control components, and electronic warfare support systems. She operates at the intersection of systems engineering and defense procurement, ensuring that all acquired hardware meets stringent military standards for performance, reliability, and interoperability in contested electromagnetic environments.