Andrea De Paz

Andrea De Paz serves as a Contract Specialist responsible for managing the full lifecycle of federal acquisitions within the aerospace and defense sector, with a primary focus on procurement activities related to aircraft components and auxiliary equipment. She ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations, conducts market research, develops solicitation documents, and evaluates technical and cost proposals to support mission-critical aviation systems. Her role is central to the agency’s mission of securing reliable, high-performance parts that meet stringent safety and performance standards for national defense and aviation operations. She typically handles competitive sealed bidding and negotiated acquisitions for complex technical hardware, often requiring specialized engineering oversight and supply chain validation. Andrea works with a diverse range of contractors specializing in the design, manufacturing, and certification of aircraft subsystems, including avionics, flight control components, and non-structural airframe elements. While no single vendor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages with Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers possessing AS9100 certification and established quality management systems. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous technical evaluations, and vendor accountability, fostering long-term partnerships with firms capable of sustaining production under strict regulatory and quality control requirements. Andrea’s procurement activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted under full and open competition. This reflects a deliberate strategy to prioritize technical capability and cost-effectiveness over socioeconomic preferences, aligning with mission-critical requirements where specialized manufacturing expertise is limited to a narrow pool of qualified industrial vendors. While she does not routinely utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her process remains fully transparent and compliant with all socioeconomic contracting statutes. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 336413, which encompasses the manufacturing of other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment. She specializes in procuring precision-engineered components such as actuators, hydraulic fittings, sensor housings, and non-propulsion-related airframe subsystems. Her technical expertise lies in understanding aerospace material specifications, certification standards, and supply chain traceability requirements essential to maintaining airworthiness and operational readiness.