Daniel Bratcher

Daniel Bratcher serves as a key procurement professional within the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s FA8119 unit, responsible for sustaining and modernizing critical aerospace systems for the B-2 Spirit bomber and other strategic platforms. He manages acquisitions for mission-critical avionics, aircraft component repairs, and engineering support services, ensuring operational readiness through lifecycle extension of legacy systems. His portfolio emphasizes technical procurement in specialized domains requiring stringent compliance with defense aviation standards, including electronic warfare subsystems, flight control instrumentation, and precision maintenance services. Bratcher maintains strategic relationships with a diverse base of contractors, including niche aerospace suppliers, certified small businesses, and engineering firms with deep expertise in military avionics integration. He frequently collaborates with vendors possessing ITAR compliance, AS9100 certification, and DoD-qualified repair capabilities, fostering long-term partnerships grounded in technical reliability and supply chain resilience. His contracting approach prioritizes vendors with proven track records in supporting classified platforms and sustaining complex, low-rate production systems. A strong advocate for small business participation, Bratcher consistently structures solicitations with a 63.6% small business set-aside rate under FAR 19.5, reflecting a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic contracting. He actively targets 8(a), HUBZone, and SDVOSB firms capable of delivering specialized components and engineering services, ensuring broad vendor diversity while maintaining mission-critical performance standards. His primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 337214 (office and institutional furniture), which supports facility modernization for sensitive maintenance environments, alongside 541330 (engineering services) for avionics lifecycle support and 336413 (aircraft parts manufacturing) for non-standard components. He also procures analytical instrumentation under 334516 to validate system integrity during depot-level overhauls, demonstrating deep technical fluency in aerospace sustainment and systems engineering domains.