Tyler Restrick

Tyler Restrick serves as a key procurement professional within the W6QK Acc-apg office under the Department of the Army, supporting the development and fielding of advanced intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems. He manages acquisitions for next-generation aeronautical instrumentation, radio frequency platforms, and battlefield data analytics, ensuring alignment with the Army’s modernization priorities in tactical communications and sensor integration. His role centers on executing full lifecycle contracting for complex engineering and systems manufacturing requirements, often involving rapid prototyping and field-deployable technologies critical to expeditionary operations. Restrick collaborates with a broad spectrum of defense contractors specializing in high-performance sensing and signal processing technologies. While no single vendor dominates his portfolio, he consistently engages with firms possessing deep expertise in RF system design, embedded avionics, and real-time data fusion architectures. His contracting patterns reflect a preference for established defense primes and mid-tier innovators capable of meeting stringent military standards for ruggedization, cybersecurity, and interoperability across joint networks. Restrick’s acquisition strategy reflects a strong orientation toward open competition, with 100% of his procurements designated as non-set-aside. This indicates a focus on technical merit and performance capability over socioeconomic preferences, aligning with the high-stakes, time-sensitive nature of his mission area. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in his contracting patterns, vendors of all sizes are evaluated on technical readiness and proven system integration experience. His procurement activity is overwhelmingly concentrated in NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), reflecting a heavy demand for systems engineering, test and evaluation, and integration support. The secondary focus on NAICS 334511 underscores his specialization in procuring specialized aeronautical and RF instrumentation systems. He routinely sources advanced sensors, signal processors, and secure data links essential to modern battlefield awareness and command-and-control architectures.