Richard Kochaniewicz

Richard Kochaniewicz serves as a key procurement professional within DLA Land at Aberdeen, supporting the Department of Defense’s mission to sustain and modernize land-based tactical systems. He specializes in the acquisition of advanced electronic, communications, and electro-mechanical components critical to military command, control, and signal processing capabilities. His portfolio focuses on the procurement of mission-critical avionics, radio and data transmission systems, and power and control subsystems that enable operational readiness across armored, mobile, and expeditionary platforms. Kochaniewicz manages full lifecycle contracting actions, from market research and solicitation to award and performance oversight, ensuring compliance with DoD acquisition regulations and technical specifications for ruggedized, field-deployable hardware. He maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, Carson Industries, Inc., and Creating Technology Solutions, LLC. These partnerships are built on proven expertise in manufacturing high-reliability communications equipment and electro-mechanical assemblies for harsh military environments. Kochaniewicz collaborates closely with these vendors to ensure technical alignment, timely delivery, and adherence to military standards such as MIL-STD-810 and MIL-STD-461, fostering long-term supplier reliability and supply chain resilience. Kochaniewicz’s contracting activity is exclusively non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on technical capability and performance over socioeconomic classifications, prioritizing the most qualified industrial providers regardless of business size or certification status. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through set-asides, his procurement decisions remain transparent and competitive, aligned with DoD’s mandate for mission-critical readiness. His primary focus lies within NAICS 334290—Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing—where he procures custom-designed signal processing units, tactical data links, embedded computing modules, and hardened RF subsystems. His technical domain expertise centers on secure, interoperable communication architectures essential for modern battlefield networks, demonstrating deep familiarity with military-grade electronics manufacturing and system integration requirements.