David Fuchsluger

David Fuchsluger serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), supporting the lifecycle acquisition and sustainment of critical naval aviation systems. He manages complex contracts for advanced aeronautical systems, including airborne sensors, avionics, flight control systems, and aircraft propulsion components, ensuring alignment with the Navy and Marine Corps’ operational readiness goals. His work directly supports NAVAIR’s mission to maintain air superiority through the development, testing, and fielding of next-generation platforms, with a focus on carrier-based and expeditionary aviation capabilities. Fuchsluger routinely handles sole-source and competitive acquisitions under FAR Part 15, emphasizing technical merit, risk mitigation, and system integration requirements. He maintains longstanding relationships with prime contractors including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, partnering with industry leaders capable of delivering high-integrity, defense-grade aerospace systems. These collaborations involve integrated product teams and performance-based logistics contracts, often requiring rapid prototyping, systems engineering support, and sustainment of legacy platforms alongside modernization initiatives. His procurement approach prioritizes technical proficiency, supply chain resilience, and industrial base stability, with a preference for established defense aerospace primes with proven track records in naval aviation. Fuchsluger’s contracting portfolio reflects a strict focus on full and open competition, with no set-asides applied to his acquisitions. This indicates a deliberate strategy to leverage the full capacity of the defense industrial base, particularly for mission-critical systems requiring specialized expertise and scale. Small business participation is not formally structured within his portfolio, suggesting acquisitions are driven by technical necessity rather than socioeconomic objectives. His primary procurement activity centers on NAICS 334511 for airborne detection and guidance systems, complemented by NAICS 336411 and 336412 for aircraft and engine manufacturing. He specializes in procuring mission-critical hardware such as radar suites, electronic warfare payloads, flight control computers, and turbine engine components, demonstrating deep technical fluency in avionics integration, propulsion systems, and naval airframe architecture.