Courtney E. Hartke

Courtney E. Hartke serves as a Contract Negotiator responsible for executing complex procurement actions within the aerospace and defense sector, with a singular focus on the acquisition of other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment. In this role, she leads the negotiation, evaluation, and award of contracts to ensure compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning with operational requirements for airworthiness, reliability, and supply chain resilience. Her work is critical to sustaining mission-critical aviation systems, bridging technical specifications with contractual obligations to deliver high-integrity components to federal aviation and defense stakeholders. Hartke collaborates with a diverse range of manufacturers and suppliers specializing in aircraft subsystems, including avionics, flight control components, and auxiliary power units. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she maintains consistent engagement with mid-tier and Tier 2 suppliers possessing specialized engineering capabilities and certified quality management systems such as AS9100. Her negotiation approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, risk mitigation, and lifecycle cost transparency, fostering long-term vendor partnerships grounded in technical proficiency and regulatory adherence. Her procurement activity reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted without set-aside designations, indicating a focus on technical merit and market readiness over socioeconomic categorization. This approach prioritizes mission necessity and industrial base capability, ensuring access to the most qualified suppliers regardless of business size or certification status. Hartke’s expertise is concentrated exclusively in NAICS 336413, encompassing the procurement of non-airframe aircraft components such as landing gear parts, hydraulic actuators, fuel system valves, and electrical connectors. She possesses deep familiarity with military and commercial aviation standards, including FAA and DoD technical specifications, and routinely negotiates contracts for high-reliability, low-volume production items requiring rigorous certification and traceability. Her domain knowledge ensures that acquisitions meet stringent safety and performance benchmarks critical to aviation operations.