Riley Ayers

Riley Ayers serves as the primary contracting lead at the Aviation Logistics Center (ALC), responsible for managing the acquisition of mission-critical aviation components and sustainment services for U.S. Coast Guard aircraft. In this role, Ayers ensures the continuous operational readiness of rotary- and fixed-wing fleets by overseeing the procurement of avionics, maintenance parts, and auxiliary equipment essential to extending the service life of legacy platforms such as the MH-65E Dauphin and HC-144 Ocean Sentry. Their work directly supports the ALC’s core mission of aviation logistics sustainment, with a focus on technical acquisition strategies that prioritize reliability, interoperability, and long-term system availability. Ayers maintains consistent partnerships with leading aerospace and defense contractors including ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC., AIRBUS US SPACE & DEFENSE INC, AVIATRIX INC, and GOLDBELT INTEGRATED LOGISTICS SERVICES, LLC. These relationships are characterized by long-term sustainment contracts, technical support agreements, and integrated logistics services for aircraft systems. The working model emphasizes performance-based contracting, with a preference for vendors possessing deep domain expertise in military aviation maintenance and avionics integration. Ayers’ procurement portfolio reflects a strict focus on open competition, with 100% of acquisitions issued without set-asides for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic categories. This approach aligns with the ALC’s operational imperative to secure specialized, high-integrity components from vendors with proven capability in complex aviation systems, prioritizing technical qualification over socioeconomic preferences. The primary NAICS classification for all acquisitions is 336413, Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing, reflecting a narrow specialization in the procurement of aircraft-specific subsystems, including flight control components, power distribution units, and mission-critical avionics. Ayers’ expertise lies in the acquisition of technically complex, FAA- and DoD-compliant aviation hardware and support services critical to sustaining Coast Guard flight operations.