Katy Comellas-Deliz

Katy Comellas-Deliz serves as a key procurement lead within the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (N61340), responsible for managing complex acquisitions that support the modernization of naval aviation training systems. She oversees the acquisition of mission-critical simulation technologies, immersive training environments, and avionics infrastructure essential to pilot and aircrew readiness. Her work directly advances the agency’s strategic priorities in tactical combat training, curriculum development, and next-generation flight systems integration, ensuring procurement aligns with operational requirements across the Navy and Marine Corps aviation enterprise. Comellas-Deliz maintains strong, recurring partnerships with industry leaders such as STRACON SERVICES GROUP, LLC and FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL INC, who provide advanced simulation platforms, flight training services, and systems integration solutions. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for long-term, performance-based contracts that emphasize technical innovation and sustainment support. She frequently engages contractors with proven expertise in mission-critical avionics, synthetic training environments, and adaptive learning systems, fostering collaborative relationships built on technical rigor and delivery reliability. She demonstrates a robust commitment to socioeconomic contracting, consistently prioritizing small business participation with 50% of her acquisitions set aside for total small businesses and an additional 25% reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. This pattern underscores her alignment with Department of Defense mandates to broaden vendor diversity and enhance innovation through small business engagement. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services) for systems design and integration, complemented by NAICS 611512 (Flight Training) and 611519 (Other Technical and Trade Schools) for curriculum development and crew training support. She specializes in acquiring high-fidelity simulation hardware, embedded training software, and mission rehearsal systems that bridge classroom instruction with real-world operational readiness.