Micheal Furey

Michael Furey serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), where he plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions for advanced naval aviation systems. Responsible for managing the full lifecycle of procurement actions, Furey specializes in the acquisition of precision instrumentation, flight control subsystems, diagnostic telemetry equipment, and avionics test infrastructure. His work directly supports NAWCAD’s mandate to enhance the readiness and sustainment of naval airpower through rigorous research, development, test, and evaluation. Furey routinely handles complex sole-source and competitive solicitations under FAR Part 15, ensuring technical compliance and mission alignment for high-performance aircraft systems. Furey maintains consistent procurement relationships with industry leaders 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 are centered on the delivery of mission-essential avionics and test instrumentation, often requiring specialized engineering support and rapid prototyping capabilities. His contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor, performance-based outcomes, and long-term sustainment planning, fostering collaborative vendor engagement to meet stringent naval aviation standards. Furey’s acquisition portfolio reflects a strict focus on open competition, with 100% of contracts awarded under no set-aside categories. While he does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, his process remains fully compliant with all socioeconomic requirements and actively considers small business capabilities within competitive bidding environments. His primary procurement focus lies within NAICS 334515—Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals—encompassing high-precision data acquisition systems, flight test instrumentation, embedded diagnostic sensors, and signal conditioning hardware. Furey’s expertise centers on the procurement of mission-critical electronic test and measurement equipment used in flight envelope validation, system health monitoring, and aircraft sustainment operations.