Michelle Mihu

Michelle Mihu serves as a key procurement professional responsible for managing complex aerospace and defense-related acquisitions, ensuring alignment with national security and technological modernization objectives. She oversees the solicitation, evaluation, and award of contracts for critical avionics, navigation systems, and mission-critical electronic components, supporting advanced defense platforms and aerospace infrastructure. Her work is central to the agency’s mission of maintaining operational readiness through reliable, high-performance technical systems, with a focus on stringent compliance with federal acquisition regulations and performance-based contracting methodologies. Mihu maintains established working relationships with leading defense and aerospace prime contractors, including Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd., Raytheon Company, Honeywell International, Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, and Meggitt Safety Systems Inc. These partnerships reflect a preference for proven industry leaders with deep technical expertise in avionics, sensor systems, and safety-critical instrumentation. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, performance accountability, and adherence to defense supply chain security standards, often involving technical evaluations and risk mitigation protocols for mission-essential components. Her procurement portfolio is overwhelmingly non-set-aside, with 82% of awards issued under full and open competition, indicating a prioritization of technical capability and system interoperability over socioeconomic preferences. Nevertheless, she consistently allocates nearly 18% of opportunities to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured but active commitment to small business participation within the defense industrial base. Mihu’s primary technical focus lies in NAICS 334412 (bare printed circuit board manufacturing), 336413 (other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment), and 334511 (aeronautical system and instrument manufacturing), reflecting deep expertise in electronic subsystems, flight control components, and mission-critical avionics. She procures high-reliability wiring devices, power distribution units, and specialized transformers that enable the functionality of next-generation aircraft and defense platforms, underscoring her specialization in advanced electronics manufacturing for aerospace and military applications.