Christopher Fazio

Christopher Fazio serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), where he plays a pivotal role in executing complex procurement actions to support the development, testing, and sustainment of advanced naval aviation systems. His responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of contracts for specialized avionics, flight control hardware, diagnostic instrumentation, and maintenance infrastructure critical to fleet readiness. Fazio ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with NAWCAD’s mission to advance next-generation airpower through rigorous research, development, test, and evaluation programs. Fazio maintains strategic relationships with key industry partners including Lockheed Martin Corporation, BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., PCI Aviation LLC, Critical Communications, Controls and Instruments, LLC, and Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on high-technology suppliers capable of delivering mission-critical components for military aircraft systems. His contracting approach emphasizes technical precision, performance-based requirements, and long-term sustainment support, fostering collaborative vendor engagement to meet stringent defense standards. While the majority of his acquisitions—83.3%—are conducted under full and open competition, Fazio consistently allocates 16.7% of opportunities as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to expanding small business participation in naval aviation procurement. He prioritizes qualified small businesses with proven technical capabilities in specialized manufacturing and electronic systems, ensuring broad industrial base resilience. His procurement focus centers on NAICS codes 334419 (Other Electronic Component Manufacturing), 332216 (Saw Blade and Handtool Manufacturing), and 333924 (Industrial Truck and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing), reflecting a unique blend of high-tech electronic subsystems and niche industrial support equipment. Fazio’s expertise spans the procurement of precision instrumentation, test fixtures, and specialized maintenance tools essential to naval aircraft operational readiness and lifecycle support.