Daniel Hilger

Daniel Hilger serves as a key procurement lead within the FA8807 Military Commission and PNT SSC/CGK, a critical component of the Department of the Air Force’s Space Systems Command. He is responsible for managing the acquisition lifecycle of mission-critical space and navigation systems, with a primary focus on protected satellite communications, precision navigation and timing (PNT) architectures, and guided missile system integrations. His role centers on ensuring the timely delivery of resilient, secure, and interoperable space-based capabilities that support national defense operations. Hilger routinely oversees complex software-intensive contracts, particularly those involving custom programming, system integration, and cybersecurity-hardened platforms essential to assured access to space and military PNT resilience. Hilger maintains established contracting relationships with Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC and Liberty Communications, Inc., both of which provide specialized engineering services and mission-critical software solutions for space and navigation systems. His procurement patterns reflect a preference for long-term, performance-based partnerships with vendors possessing deep domain expertise in secure communications, PNT signal processing, and space vehicle integration. These relationships are characterized by sustained engagement across multiple contract vehicles, indicating a focus on technical continuity and mission-critical system sustainment. Hilger’s contracting activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic prioritization of technical capability and mission readiness over socioeconomic preferences, aligning with the high-stakes, time-sensitive nature of space and PNT acquisitions. His procurement portfolio is exclusively focused on NAICS 541511 (Custom Computer Programming Services), underscoring a deep specialization in bespoke software development for defense space systems. He procures advanced algorithmic solutions, secure firmware, embedded software, and real-time data processing systems that underpin protected PNT, satellite command and control, and missile guidance technologies, demonstrating expert-level engagement in the defense software engineering domain.