Amanda Mathews

Amanda Mathews serves as a key procurement professional within the FA8117 AFSC Pzaba unit of the Department of the Air Force, where she manages the acquisition of mission-critical airborne systems components essential to sustaining legacy and advanced aircraft platforms including the E-3, F-15, B-1, B-2, and C-130. Her responsibilities center on contracting for avionics, flight control systems, and auxiliary equipment requiring precision engineering and military-grade reliability. She executes complex sole-source and competitive procurements under FAR Part 13 and Part 15, ensuring timely delivery of components that directly impact operational readiness and fleet modernization efforts across the Air Force’s strategic aviation portfolio. Mathews maintains long-standing, high-trust relationships with specialized suppliers including THE GYRO HOUSE, TRANSICOIL LLC, and SIMMONDS PRECISION PRODUCTS INC—industry leaders in precision motion control, torque sensing, and high-reliability aerospace components. These partnerships are characterized by technical collaboration, design-to-production alignment, and consistent performance on mission-critical delivery schedules. Her contracting approach prioritizes proven vendors with deep domain expertise in military-grade avionics integration, often leveraging existing contract vehicles and technical evaluations to streamline acquisition cycles while maintaining strict compliance with defense standards. Mathews’ procurement portfolio reflects a strict focus on open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside classifications. She does not routinely utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, instead emphasizing technical capability and supply chain reliability as the primary selection criteria. This approach underscores a mission-driven commitment to operational readiness over socioeconomic preferences, aligning with the unit’s need for uninterrupted component availability. Her primary procurement focus is NAICS 336413—Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing—encompassing precision-engineered components such as gyroscopic sensors, flight control actuators, and auxiliary power unit subsystems. She possesses deep expertise in procuring high-tolerance, environmentally hardened systems that meet MIL-SPEC and DO-160 standards, ensuring compatibility with complex airborne platforms and mission-critical avionics architectures.