Zachary.Schultz

Zachary Schultz serves as a key procurement professional within the FA2823 AFTC PZIO, supporting the Department of the Air Force’s mission to advance airborne and ground-based sensing, communication, and test instrumentation systems. He manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on avionics test platforms, electronic warfare instrumentation, and electromagnetic compatibility systems, ensuring mission-critical capabilities remain current and operationally viable. His work directly enables the modernization of test and evaluation infrastructure, bridging technical requirements with compliant contracting practices to support aerospace readiness. Schultz maintains consistent relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including TOM HAMMONDS ENTERPRISES, LLC, STREET LEGAL INDUSTRIES, INC, SPEEGLE CONSTRUCTION, INC, DETECT INC, and THE CONTROLS COMPANY, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for niche vendors with expertise in ruggedized electronics, custom test fixtures, signal conditioning hardware, and specialized fabrication services. His contracting approach emphasizes technical alignment, reliability, and rapid response—qualities critical to sustaining high-tempo test cycles and fielded system upgrades. A strong advocate for small business participation, Schultz consistently prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Aside contracts under FAR 19.5, with over 77% of his awards directed to small businesses. This pattern underscores a deliberate strategy to cultivate a resilient supplier base capable of delivering innovative, mission-tailored solutions while fostering economic opportunity across the defense industrial base. His procurement focus centers on five key NAICS categories, each representing critical components of test and measurement systems: rubber product manufacturing for EMI shielding and vibration isolation; computer peripheral equipment manufacturing for data acquisition hardware; radio and wireless communications equipment for signal transmission; switchgear and switchboard apparatus for power distribution in test environments; and truck trailer manufacturing for mobile test ranges and transportable instrumentation platforms. His expertise lies at the intersection of aerospace systems engineering and compliant, small-business-driven acquisition.