Randy Utz

Randall S. Utz serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, where he plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisitions for advanced naval aviation systems. He manages the full lifecycle of contracts supporting the development, testing, and sustainment of mission-critical avionics, electronic warfare suites, communications systems, and aircraft subsystems. His work directly enables the agency’s mission to maintain air superiority through technological innovation and legacy platform modernization. Utz routinely handles sole-source, competitive, and performance-based acquisitions under fixed-price and cost-reimbursement contract types, ensuring compliance with DoD acquisition regulations and technical requirements for airborne platforms. Utz 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 contractors provide specialized engineering, systems integration, and technical support services critical to naval aviation modernization. His procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, technical alignment, and risk-mitigated contract execution, often involving complex technical evaluations and source selection processes for high-priority defense programs. Utz’s contracting portfolio reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of his awards issued under no set-aside classifications. While he does not routinely utilize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, his focus remains on securing the highest technical capability and mission readiness, prioritizing performance and systems integration expertise over socioeconomic criteria. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 488190 (Other Support Activities for Air Transportation), where he acquires maintenance, logistics, and technical support for airborne systems. He also frequently procures aircraft manufacturing services (336411), software development and systems engineering (511210), and business support services (561499), demonstrating deep expertise in the integration of avionics, mission systems, and sustainment infrastructure for next-generation naval aircraft.