Craig Goepper

Craig Goepper serves as a key procurement lead within the W4GG Hq US Army Tacom, supporting the lifecycle management and modernization of ground combat and support vehicle systems under the Department of Defense. He oversees the acquisition of specialized textile-based components and mission-critical subsystems essential to vehicle survivability, crew protection, and environmental resilience. His contracting activities are tightly aligned with the agency’s mission to sustain and enhance armored and tactical wheeled platforms, focusing on integrated engineering and logistics solutions that ensure operational readiness across diverse theaters. Goepper manages a high-volume portfolio of non-commodity, technical procurement actions requiring precise material specifications and compliance with military standards. He maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of specialized vendors, including Schutt Industries, ONTIC Engineering & Manufacturing, A&M Aerostuctures, BOWHEAD Avionics Manufacturing, and VAREC NV. These partnerships center on the fabrication of advanced textile enclosures, ballistic protection layers, vibration-dampening materials, and integrated environmental control systems. His procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, technical alignment, and supply chain reliability, often engaging contractors early in the engineering and prototyping phases to ensure design-to-production continuity. Goepper’s contracting portfolio is exclusively structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a firm commitment to socioeconomic inclusion and capacity building within the defense industrial base. All awards are reserved for small businesses, ensuring that niche technical capabilities are cultivated and retained within the domestic supply chain without reliance on large prime contractors. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 314999 — All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills — where he acquires advanced composite textiles, ballistic weaves, flame-resistant fabrics, and custom-engineered textile assemblies for use in vehicle interiors, crew compartment linings, and armor subsystems. This specialization demands deep technical understanding of material performance under extreme conditions, positioning him as a subject matter expert in non-traditional defense textiles for armored platforms.