Holly Schuetz

Holly Schuetz serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center, where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisitions that support the development and integration of next-generation naval aviation systems. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts for research, engineering, and hardware development, ensuring alignment with the agency’s mission to advance airborne command and control, avionics reliability, and mission simulation technologies. Her work spans solicitation, evaluation, negotiation, and contract administration, with a focus on technical acquisitions that require stringent compliance with DoD acquisition regulations and systems engineering standards. Schuetz maintains strong, ongoing relationships with leading defense and aerospace contractors including Lockheed Martin Corporation, Jacobs Technology Inc., SAIC, Kranze Technology Solutions Inc., and Teya Support Services LLC. These partnerships are characterized by long-term, performance-based contract structures, often involving engineering services, systems integration, and specialized manufacturing. She routinely collaborates with prime contractors to ensure technical deliverables meet rigorous military specifications and operational readiness requirements, fostering a collaborative yet disciplined contracting environment. Her procurement patterns reflect a strict preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions issued without set-asides, indicating a focus on technical capability and mission-critical performance over socioeconomic classifications. While she does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her contracting approach ensures fair access for all qualified vendors through transparent, merit-based evaluations. Schuetz’s primary NAICS focus areas include Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (541712), Engineering Services (541330), Motor and Generator Manufacturing (335312), and Hardware Manufacturing (332510). She routinely procures advanced avionics components, mission-critical sensor systems, embedded software solutions, and specialized electronic hardware supporting naval aircraft platforms, demonstrating deep expertise in aerospace systems engineering and defense technology procurement.