Matthew Hudson

Matthew Hudson supports the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division in procuring critical aviation systems and technical services essential to maintaining air superiority and fleet readiness. He manages complex acquisitions for advanced avionics, electronic warfare subsystems, and mission-critical aircraft integration, ensuring alignment with the Navy’s modernization priorities. His work spans the full contract lifecycle—from requirements definition and source selection to award and performance oversight—focusing on high-technology R&D and sustainment efforts that directly enable next-generation naval aviation platforms. Hudson maintains consistent partnerships with leading defense contractors including SABRE SYSTEMS, LLC, THE BOEING COMPANY, SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, SYSTEMS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS, INC., and ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC. These relationships reflect a preference for established industry leaders with proven expertise in aerospace systems integration, mission systems development, and engineering support services. His contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor, risk mitigation, and performance-based outcomes, often leveraging Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) and Other Transaction Authority (OTA) mechanisms to accelerate innovation. While the majority of his acquisitions are unrestricted, Hudson maintains a deliberate 20% focus on Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a structured commitment to small business participation without reliance on specialized socioeconomic programs like 8(a) or HUBZone. His procurement strategy balances mission-critical performance needs with broad-based industry engagement, ensuring competitive sourcing while fostering capability development among emerging defense contractors. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541715 (R&D in physical and engineering sciences), reflecting deep involvement in avionics, sensor fusion, and communications systems development. He also routinely procures environmental consulting services (541620), air transportation support (488190), and specialized HVAC infrastructure (238220) to support facility operations at naval air test ranges. His technical domain expertise centers on airborne system integration, electronic combat readiness, and sustainment of legacy platforms transitioning to modernized architectures.