Amy Tu

Amy Tu supports the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division in managing critical procurement initiatives focused on advanced aviation training systems. She plays a pivotal role in acquiring simulation technologies, mission-critical avionics, and engineering services that enhance pilot and aircrew readiness across naval aviation and maritime operations. Her acquisitions span the full lifecycle—from research and development to sustainment—ensuring that training infrastructure remains aligned with evolving tactical requirements and technological advancements. She routinely oversees complex contracts involving immersive training environments, real-time data integration, and hardware-software interoperability for flight simulators and synthetic mission systems. Amy maintains established working relationships with key industry partners, notably STRACON SERVICES GROUP, LLC and FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL INC, both of which provide high-fidelity training solutions and aviation simulation platforms. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, leveraging proven capabilities in mission rehearsal systems, curriculum-integrated training tools, and embedded training analytics. She engages with a limited but highly specialized pool of contractors, prioritizing technical proficiency and system interoperability over volume, ensuring alignment with Navy aviation training standards and operational realism requirements. Her procurement patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 83.3% of awards issued without set-aside designations, indicating a focus on technical merit and capability over socioeconomic categorization. However, she consistently allocates 16.7% of opportunities to HUBZone-certified firms, demonstrating a measured commitment to geographic economic development and small business inclusion within the defense technology ecosystem. Amy’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334118 for computer peripheral and training hardware manufacturing, complemented by significant activity in engineering services (541330) and R&D in physical and engineering sciences (541715). Her domain expertise centers on integrated simulation systems, avionics testbeds, and training analytics platforms, reflecting a deep technical understanding of military aviation training infrastructure and its underlying engineering disciplines.