Patrick K Riley

Patrick K. Riley serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, where he plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisitions to support the development, testing, and sustainment of advanced naval aviation systems. His responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle management of contracts for mission-critical avionics, electronic warfare systems, communications equipment, and aircraft subsystems. Riley ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with the agency’s strategic priorities in air superiority, sensor modernization, and legacy platform sustainment. He routinely handles competitive sealed bidding, negotiated procurements, and performance-based contracts for technical and engineering services essential to maintaining naval air dominance. Riley maintains established working relationships with key industry partners including SABRE SYSTEMS, LLC, THE BOEING COMPANY, SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, SYSTEMS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS, INC., and ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC. These partnerships reflect a balanced mix of large primes and specialized technical vendors, often engaged for systems integration, rapid prototyping, and niche manufacturing of defense-grade components. His procurement approach emphasizes technical rigor, risk mitigation, and long-term sustainment planning, fostering collaborative relationships grounded in performance accountability and innovation. While the majority of his acquisitions are conducted under open competition, Riley consistently supports small business participation, with approximately 23% of his awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. His contracting patterns reflect a deliberate effort to integrate capable small businesses into the defense supply chain, particularly those with expertise in communications equipment and electronic component manufacturing. His primary NAICS focus areas include 334290 (Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing) and 337127 (Institutional Furniture Manufacturing), the latter reflecting specialized procurement for mission-critical facility infrastructure. He also regularly procures engineering services under 541330 and electronic components under 334419, demonstrating deep domain knowledge in airborne systems integration, signal processing, and defense logistics support.