Christa Rodewald-Franz

Christa Rodewald-Franz serves as a Contract Specialist within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisition strategies for naval aviation systems. She manages the full lifecycle procurement of critical aerospace platforms, avionics, and mission-critical support services essential to maintaining air superiority for the Navy and Marine Corps. Her portfolio encompasses technical acquisitions spanning aircraft integration, sustainment, and logistics infrastructure, ensuring alignment with NAVAIR’s mission to modernize carrier-based and expeditionary aviation capabilities. Rodewald-Franz works closely with engineering and program management teams to translate operational requirements into compliant, risk-mitigated contract actions under FAR and DFARS frameworks. She maintains longstanding, high-impact relationships with prime contractors including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, consistently engaging these industry leaders on advanced aircraft systems, unmanned aerial platforms, and mission support solutions. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical rigor, and seamless integration of cutting-edge technologies into operational fleets. These partnerships are characterized by collaborative contract administration, rigorous oversight of technical deliverables, and proactive risk management throughout contract execution. Rodewald-Franz’s procurement portfolio reflects a strong emphasis on full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued without set-aside designations. This reflects a strategic alignment with NAVAIR’s requirement for specialized, high-performance capabilities that typically exceed the capacity of small business concerns, prioritizing technical readiness and mission-critical delivery over socioeconomic preferences. Her primary procurement focus lies within NAICS 334511 (aeronautical systems and instrumentation), 336413 (aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment), and 488190 (air transportation support activities). She specializes in procuring advanced sensors, flight control systems, maintenance logistics, and aviation training infrastructure, demonstrating deep technical fluency in naval aviation systems and sustainment ecosystems.