sandra Rodriguez

Sandra Rodriguez serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (N61340), supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to modernize and sustain advanced aviation training systems. She manages acquisitions for mission-critical simulation platforms, immersive training environments, and integrated avionics infrastructure, ensuring naval aircrews remain combat-ready through cutting-edge technology. Her portfolio spans the full lifecycle of training system development—from requirements definition and systems engineering to integration and sustainment—aligning with the Division’s strategic focus on tactical combat training modernization and curriculum innovation. Rodriguez maintains strong, recurring partnerships with core contractors including STRACON SERVICES GROUP, LLC, and FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL INC, both of which provide specialized simulation hardware, flight training devices, and mission-specific training solutions. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established industry partners with proven expertise in aviation training systems, while also fostering collaboration with niche technical vendors to address emerging capability gaps. These relationships are characterized by long-term sustainment contracts and iterative modernization efforts, emphasizing reliability and operational interoperability. Her procurement strategy prioritizes open competition, with 80% of acquisitions conducted without set-asides, yet she consistently allocates 20% of opportunities to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a balanced commitment to small business participation without compromising mission requirements. She does not routinely utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, instead favoring broad-based small business eligibility to encourage innovation across the competitive landscape. Rodriguez’s primary NAICS focus areas include 335312 (Motor and Generator Manufacturing) for power systems in training simulators, 541330 (Engineering Services) for systems integration and technical analysis, and 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services) for simulation software and digital twin architectures. Her expertise lies at the intersection of avionics, real-time modeling, and immersive training technologies, ensuring acquisitions align with naval aviation’s evolving operational demands.