Natalie Solak

Natalie Solak serves as the primary procurement lead for the ASC Supplier Operations AE and AF Division within the Department of Defense’s Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, where she oversees the acquisition of high-reliability aviation components critical to the sustainment and modernization of U.S. military aircraft fleets. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of contracts for avionics, electrical subsystems, and airframe-related auxiliary equipment, ensuring mission-critical readiness across legacy and next-generation platforms. She plays a central role in aligning procurement strategy with operational demands, prioritizing technical compliance, supply chain resilience, and just-in-time delivery of certified aerospace parts under stringent military specifications. Solak maintains strategic relationships with a broad base of qualified aerospace manufacturers and Tier 1 suppliers specializing in FAA and DO-160-compliant components. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages with certified defense contractors capable of meeting AS9100 quality standards and providing traceable, lot-controlled parts with full military documentation. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor partnerships grounded in performance history, technical capability, and supply chain transparency, favoring established industry players with proven track records in military aviation environments. Solak’s procurement activity is exclusively non-set-aside, with 100% of acquisitions conducted under full and open competition. This reflects a deliberate focus on technical superiority and supply chain reliability over socioeconomic preferences, aligning with the division’s mission-critical mandate. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in her portfolio, all vendors—regardless of size—are evaluated on technical merit, quality assurance, and ability to meet austere military logistics requirements. Her primary focus lies within NAICS 336413, encompassing the procurement of other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment, including circuit assemblies, power distribution units, sensors, and flight control subsystems. She possesses deep expertise in sourcing components that meet MIL-STD and SAE aerospace standards, with an emphasis on obsolescence management, reverse engineering of legacy systems, and integration of modernized replacements into aging aircraft architectures.