Mike Trusz

Mike Trusz serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), supporting the lifecycle acquisition and sustainment of critical naval aviation systems. He specializes in the procurement of custom computer programming services essential to modernizing carrier-based aircraft, avionics architectures, and mission-critical software ecosystems. His work directly enables NAVAIR’s mission to maintain air superiority through integrated digital solutions that enhance flight control, weapons targeting, and logistics sustainment. Trusz manages complex software development and systems integration contracts aligned with defense acquisition regulations, ensuring technical compliance and operational readiness across Navy and Marine Corps aviation platforms. Trusz maintains consistent contracting relationships with leading defense aerospace contractors including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, all of which provide advanced software-enabled systems for naval aviation. His procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor partnerships with prime contractors possessing deep domain expertise in military avionics, flight simulation, and embedded software development. These relationships are characterized by sustained collaboration on iterative development, cybersecurity-hardened codebases, and secure cloud-enabled mission systems. Trusz’s contracting portfolio reflects a strict focus on full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside provisions. This indicates a procurement strategy prioritizing technical capability and mission urgency over socioeconomic preferences, aligning with NAVAIR’s need for rapid fielding of high-assurance software systems. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in his portfolio, the complexity of requirements inherently favors established defense contractors with proven DoD compliance and cybersecurity certifications. His primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541511 (Custom Computer Programming Services), underscoring his specialization in bespoke software development for naval aircraft systems. He procures mission-critical applications including flight management software, real-time data fusion tools, digital twin modeling platforms, and secure communication protocols—domain-specific solutions requiring deep integration with hardware and operational flight environments.